Technology
The Palantir co-founder and CEO who placed software power at the center of debates over security, artificial intelligence and technology’s public duty
The AI researcher who built a major institution around advanced systems and the responsibility to make them safer
Anthropic co-founder and organizational leader bringing safety and responsibility into the development of advanced AI
From a young programmer in Vologda to the co-founder of a global games company and a philanthropist supporting children, health and literature
The British-Israeli programmer who turned a modest start into a global games business and a platform for medical philanthropy
Israel’s 13th prime minister, high-tech entrepreneur, special-forces officer and political leader who linked combat service, start-up culture, religious Zionism and an unusual coalition experiment
Jewish-American investor and entrepreneur, founder of Thrive Capital, co-founder of Oscar Health, and a major investor in technology, health care, media and sports
The Jewish public administrator who brought technology, operational discipline and civic reform to New York City government
Israeli-born Jewish business executive, Oracle executive vice chair and former CEO who led the company through cloud, major acquisitions and the AI era
A pioneer of Israel’s software and internet industries who combined early-stage investment, public service, and the cultivation of global innovation communities
The brothers who built a family of technology companies, cultivated generations of entrepreneurs, and widened access to science and engineering in Israel
Intelligence officer, diplomat, defense journalist, and entrepreneur who helped establish the commercial foundations of Israel’s AMOS communications-satellite venture
The Israeli entrepreneurs who turned community mapping into a global navigation platform and changed how drivers understand the road
The longtime Microsoft executive, Los Angeles Clippers owner, and philanthropist investing in education, children's health, and public access to government data
Israeli computer scientist, technology entrepreneur and philanthropist whose work turned computer vision into global systems for safety, accessibility and artificial intelligence
Founder of Microsoft Israel and a technology leader who worked to expand digital access and education
The engineer, technology executive, and investor who helped establish Israel as a strategic Microsoft R&D center and guided Israeli companies toward global growth
Palmach commander, IDF major general, defense-technology builder and Technion president who helped shape Israel’s scientific and engineering foundations
Israeli inventor, entrepreneur, and flash-memory pioneer whose work helped make the USB drive an everyday tool around the world
Computer scientist and entrepreneur linking research, industry and public policy
Israeli security technologist, head of the Shin Bet’s technical department and founder of Biper
Israeli lawyer, entrepreneur and venture investor who helped build technology companies and advance women into positions of economic leadership
The Jewish American engineer who led the creation of the handheld cellular phone and helped transform the telephone from a fixed-place device into a personal companion
A founder of modern artificial intelligence who built machines, institutions, and influential theories of how minds work
The Nobel and Turing laureate who transformed decision science and helped pioneer artificial intelligence
The engineer, Holocaust survivor, and industrial leader who guided Intel from memory chips to microprocessors and reshaped modern technology management
Jewish-American computer scientist and entrepreneur, co-founder of Google and Alphabet, who turned internet search into a central infrastructure of the digital world
The executive who diversified Microsoft, built a new career in professional basketball, and invested in children, education, and public data
Jewish-American technology entrepreneur, Oracle co-founder, executive chairman and chief technology officer, philanthropist and prominent supporter of Israel whose influence spans databases, enterprise software, cloud and artificial intelligence
The Jewish American engineer and entrepreneur who founded Android and helped make mobile computing a global infrastructure
The Jewish American programmer and Internet organizer who joined technical innovation to the pursuit of open knowledge and digital freedom
WhatsApp co-founder, Jewish-American technology entrepreneur and major philanthropist for medicine, education and Jewish communities
The Israeli-American computer scientist and Akamai co-founder who helped turn algorithmic research into essential internet infrastructure (May 14, 1970–September 11, 2001)
Leonard Adleman, recognized with the 2002 ACM Turing Award, is renowned for his pioneering contributions to the field of computer science, particularly in cryptography and the development of the RSA algorithm alongside Ron Rivest and Adi Shamir. (December 31, 1945)
A Jewish-American engineer and entrepreneur connecting surgical robotics, spatial computing, artificial intelligence, and visual storytelling
Jewish-American entrepreneur, founder of Dell Technologies, enterprise-computing leader and philanthropist who turned a dorm-room idea into one of the world’s major technology infrastructures
The Tel Aviv-born entrepreneur and analyst who transformed how organizations research, evaluate, and buy information technology
PHP co-creator, Zend Technologies co-founder, and Israeli technology leader who helped shape the infrastructure of the modern web
The Israeli-American physicist and entrepreneur who helped pioneer nonvolatile memory and led SanDisk in bringing flash storage into everyday life
Joseph Lubin is a co-founder of Ethereum, one of the leading blockchain platforms, and has been pivotal in the development of decentralized applications and smart contracts. Additionally, he founded ConsenSys, a blockchain software company, and contributed to the creation of the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance (September 7, 1964)
Personal-computing pioneer, Lotus co-founder, digital-rights advocate, and investor in a more open and inclusive technology sector
The Jewish American programmer, ZIP co-creator, and author of PKZIP who helped make file compression a foundation of personal computing
Cisco Systems co-founder, pioneer in the commercialization of routing technology, entrepreneur, and philanthropist in women’s literary history, sustainable farming, and animal welfare
The executive who built AWS from a pioneering initiative into a central engine of Amazon, then rose to lead the entire company
A pioneer of mobile photography who brought cameras, phones, and public networks together for instant picture sharing
Software entrepreneur, writer, and Stack Overflow co-founder who turned professional knowledge and collaborative work into tools used around the world
The Jewish British-American scientist and entrepreneur who turned symbolic computation and structured knowledge into influential tools
The Vienna-born Hollywood star and inventor whose wartime collaboration with George Antheil anticipated important developments in spread-spectrum communication (November 9, 1914–January 19, 2000)
The Jewish American programmer who created BitTorrent and transformed the distribution of large files online
The Jewish American computer scientist who gave data networks a mathematical foundation, led ARPANET's first measurement center, and trained a generation of Internet pioneers
Israeli-American computer scientist, pioneering algorithm researcher, and leader in widening access to advanced computing education
Seymour Papert was a key figure in the development of artificial intelligence and educational technology. He is best known for creating the Logo programming language and for his contributions to the theory of constructionism, which emphasized hands-on learning and student-driven exploration. (February 29, 1928 - July 31, 2016)
Jewish American mathematician, educator, and computing pioneer who co-developed BASIC and the Dartmouth Time-Sharing System (May 31, 1926 – December 26, 1992)
The Jewish American engineer whose pioneering design for packet-switched, distributed networks helped lay the foundations of modern digital communication (1926–2011)
The Jewish American mathematician who helped turn electronic computing from a daring proposal into a foundation of the digital age (September 13, 1913 – June 16, 2004)
Israeli historian, writer and public thinker, author of Sapiens, Homo Deus, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century and Nexus, and one of the most influential Israeli voices in global debates on human history, artificial intelligence, technology and moral responsibility
Israeli industrialist, entrepreneur and philanthropist, founder of ISCAR, Blades Technology and IMC, pioneer of industrial parks, Israel Prize laureate and former Knesset member who made manufacturing, technical education and regional development a form of practical Zionism
Israeli statesman, ninth President of Israel, Prime Minister, Defense Minister, Foreign Minister, builder of Israel’s security establishment, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and leading voice of Israeli innovation, diplomacy and peace
The Jewish Canadian-American architect who transformed buildings through sculptural form, unexpected materials, and digital innovation
From rebuilding Cantor Fitzgerald after September 11 to serving as U.S. secretary of commerce
A founder of Kibbutz Afik, a leader in the Golan’s development, and director-general of the Prime Minister’s Office under Yitzhak Rabin