Avi Golan
Israeli-American technology executive; former CEO of AnyVision/Oosto; CEO of Sygnia
| Avi Golan
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|---|---|
| Nationality | Israeli / American |
| Occupation | Technology executive |
| Known for | CEO of AnyVision (later Oosto); CEO of Sygnia |
Avi Golan is an Israeli-American technology executive. He was appointed chief executive of the facial-recognition firm AnyVision with effect from 1 November 2020, and remained CEO after the company rebranded as Oosto in October 2021. In March 2025 Sygnia appointed him CEO.[1][2][3]
Career
Business Wire reported that Golan had held leadership roles at Google, Intuit, Air New Zealand and SoftBank, including as an operating partner at SoftBank, and had served on boards of SoftBank portfolio companies including CyberReason, Auto1, Behavox and Gympass. Co-founder Eylon Etshtein moved from CEO to president when Golan joined AnyVision.[1]
Ctech later described him as bringing over 30 years of technology leadership experience, with prior roles at Google, Intuit, SoftBank Vision Fund, Air New Zealand and Oosto, when Sygnia named him CEO.[3]
AnyVision was the subject of 2019 reporting on the use of its technology at West Bank checkpoints; Tamir Pardo, a former head of Israel's Mossad, has been reported on its advisory board.[4]
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AnyVision Appoints Silicon Valley Tech Veteran Avi Golan as its New CEO, Business Wire, 27 October 2020.
- ↑ Visual AI Company AnyVision Changes its Name to Oosto, Business Wire, 27 October 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sygnia appoints Avi Golan as CEO, Ctech, 18 March 2025.
- ↑ Shoshanna Solomon, As AnyVision probed, Israeli watchdog urges curbs on sales of surveillance tech, The Times of Israel, 18 November 2019.