Orna Berry, 1949-

A computer scientist and tech entrepreneur, Berry has been a driver of innovation and received Ben-Gurion University’s 2012 Yakirat Ha’Negev award for excellence in technology. In 1996 she became the first female chief scientist at the Ministry of Industry and Trade. In October 2021 she took a senior position at Google implementing strategy and partnerships for Google Cloud, which is opening multiple sites in Israel.

Photo: Ya’acov Sa’ar, Israeli Government Press Office