Executive Team

Patricio Northland
Patricio Northland
CEO
30+ years in the satcom industry. CEO Eutelsat Americas, CEO SATMEX, President & CEO AT&T Latam, Director Europe & ME Intelsat. Patricio led SATMEX’s dynamic growth from a small regional operator to a Unicorn that was later acquired by Eutelsat.
Raz-Itzhaki-Tamir
Dr. Raz Itzhaki-Tamir
Founder & CTO
25+ years in the space industry. NSLComm co-Founder. Expert in nanosats and subsystems. Former Head of Nanosatellite Dpt. at IAI, Dr. Raz has successfully accomplished the launch of 20+ space missions at IAI.
Shmuel Bornstein
Shmuel Bornstein
CFO
13+ years in accounting/financial services CPA, ex-BDO, ex-OurCrowd – Director of Portfolio Management, Fund >$1B AUM.
Moshe Golani
Moshe Golani
COO
25+ years in the space industry. SVP of Engineering and Operations, AMOS Spacecom, Head of Comms & IT at Israel MoD. Moshe successfully led the operations of the advanced AMOS satellite fleet, providing broadcast and broadband services with Pan-European, Pan-African, Middle Eastern, Russian and Asian coverage, and cross-region connectivity.
Daniel K
Daniel K. Rockberger
Board Observer & Co-Founder
A veteran space engineer, Daniel has designed and flown numerous communication satellite missions for Israel Aerospace Industries. He also worked on a moon mission at NASA. Daniel has personally designed five nanosatellites (all launched) . He also acted as deputy project manager of the Venus Satellite for French space agency CNES, on behalf of Israel Aerospace Industries and was an Astronaut candidate for the European Space Agency in 2008.
Efi Ksantini
Efi Ksantini
VP Business Development
Ground segment and operations specialist with 20+ years in the satellite industry, including managing multimillion dollar commercial and defense satcom programs worldwide for Gilat Satellite Networks.
BEN BLACK
Ben Lev Ari
VP R&D
Ben has vast experience in system engineering integrating RF and communication systems with a multidisciplinary payload. He was involved in the development of the deployable antennas, actuators, cameras, and multiple sensors for space use. In addition, Ben has expertise in composite materials, final elements analysis, and control algorithm. He is managing the R&D team, including RF, HW, SW, physics, communication, and mechanical engineering teams.

Board of Directors

Diego Fernández
Diego Fernández
Diego has a Ph.D. in Telecommunications Engineering and Robotics. He founded ARQUIMEA in 2005, transforming the company 15 years later into a global tech Group with over 500 employees, operating in demanding markets and sectors such as aerospace and defense, industrial, healthcare, agrotech, and fintech. Diego authored several patents and has received multiple awards both as an engineer and entrepreneur, including recognition from NASA for his contribution to the MSL-Curiosity mission.
Motti Lichtenstein
Motti Lichtenstein
Motti is the Founding Member of Liberty Technology Venture Capital. Motti has two decades of corporate experience ranging from controller to C-Level positions. Prior to Liberty Technology Venture Capital, Motti was CEO of IDT Telecom. Additional executive roles at IDT, included serving as COO, Treasurer, EVP of Business Development, and Controller, as well as CEO OF IDT media.
Yoav Tzruya
Yoav Tzruya
Yoav brings to JVP over twenty years of experience in Cyber Security, C5I, Data Analytics, Media, and value-added services. With his hands on approach, Yoav sits on the board of several of JVP’s companies including ThetaRay, Morphisec, Secret Double Octopus, Coro.Net, Loom, SecBI, SCADAfence, SourceDefense, 1Touch.io and CNVRG. Past exits include CyActive, acquired by PayPal in March 2015.
Ferran Tejada
Ferran Tejada
15+ years in the space industry. VP BD Space at ARQUIMEA Ferran led ARQUIMEA’s contribution to 100+ Government and New Space programs, turning the company into a leading tech provider and the fastest growing aerospace firm in Europe, according to the Financial Times.
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