Alon Nisim Cohen (Hebrew: אלון ניסים כהן; born 31 May 1968) is an Israeli inventor, entrepreneur, and novelist. He is the founder and the first CEO of the cyber security company CyberArk Software Ltd. He served as the company's CEO for 14 years (1999–2012) and as chairman for 6 years (1999–2004).[1]
Alon Nisim Cohen | |
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| אלון ניסים כהן | |
 Cohen speaking at a press conference in Tokyo, October 2011 | |
| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli, American |
| Occupation(s) | Founder, former chairman and CEO of CyberArk Software Ltd. |
Biography
editCohen was born in Jerusalem. During his military service he was part of the Israel Defense Forces' central computing system unit, Mamram, where he served in various positions for six years. In 1999, a few years after his military service ended, Cohen founded CyberArk together with his high-school friend Udi Mokady. That year, Cohen invented and patented the Network Vault (US Patent 6,356,941) Archived 2018-01-31 at the Wayback Machine, which serves as the basis for all of CyberArk’s products in the fields of cyber security, data security and digital warfare. Cohen was CyberArk’s chief executive officer and later its chairman of the board of directors for 14 years.
In 2004 Cohen took control over FilesX Inc., a data storage company, and served as chairman of the board and acting CEO. The company was acquired by IBM in April 2008.[2]
In December 2011, Goldman Sachs and Jerusalem Venture Partners acquired a stake of CyberArk from Cohen and some other investors and took the company public in the Nasdaq stock market.[3]
Cohen founded a startup company Muvix Media Networks Ltd. around 2017.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Globes and Dun & Bradstreet Israel Group 100 rankings of leading companies in the Israeli economy – Software companies". Archived from the original on 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
- ^ McDougall, Paul (April 10, 2008). "IBM To Acquire Israeli Storage Firm FilesX". InformationWeek. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Cyber-Ark Jumps 87% On Nasdaq Debut". Lockerdome Globe. September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Muvix Reinvents the Cinema Experience". Jewish Journal. December 20, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2021.