Nir Elperin joined Arba, an Israeli based Venture Capital and Private Equity investment firm in 1999, as Vice President.  On behalf of the investors, Nir has assumed operational positions in portfolio companies primarily in business development and financial management.   He has gained experience in a broad range of markets including media and entertainment, mobile messaging, Internet services and enterprise software. 

Prior to Arba, he was for 4 years a Senior Financial and Information System Analyst for Clal Finance, one of Israel 's leading investment firms.  Prior thereto he was an Economist and Programmer for Economic Models Ltd., a leading Israeli macroeconomic research and large account valuations company.

Nir is twice a magna cum laude graduate of Tel Aviv University with an M.B.A. in Finance in 1997 and a B.A. in Computer Science and Economics in 1994.  He served for four years in the Military Intelligence Unit of the Israeli Defense Forces. Nir completed the Merage Executive Leadership Program in 2006. Nir is a graduate of the Program for Management Development - PMD (2003) program at the Harvard Business School . Since 2009 he has been VP of the HBS Alumni Association in Israel. Since mid 2011, Nir is a member of the HBS Alumni Board.

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