Yossi Vardi
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Vardi in 2005
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| Born | 1942 (age 74–75) Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
| Citizenship | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Technion (B. Sc. in industrial management engineering, M. Sc. in Operations Research, D. Sc.) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, investor |
| Spouse(s) | Talma |
| Children | Arik Vardi (co-founder of ICQ), Oded, and Dani |
Joseph "Yossi" Vardi (Hebrew: יוסי ורדי, born 1942) is an Israeli entrepreneur and investor. He is one of Israel's first high-tech entrepreneurs. For over 47 years he has founded and helped to build over 85 high-tech companies in a variety of fields, among them software, energy, Internet, mobile, electro-optics and water technology.
Joseph Vardi was born in Tel Aviv. He studied at the Technion in Haifa, graduating with a B. Sc. in industrial management engineering. He went on to earn an M. Sc in Operations Research and a D. Sc. (his thesis received the Kennedy-Leigh Award).
He is married to Talma and the father of Arik (co-founder of ICQ), Oded, and Dani.
Vardi began his entrepreneurial career in 1969, at the age of 26, as co-founder and first CEO of TEKEM (Hebrew: טכ"מ) (In Hebrew – abbreviation of "Technologia Mitkademet". In English: ATL-Advanced Technology Ltd.), one of the first software houses in Israel (later sold to Tadiran and then absorbed into Ness Technologies). In 1970, he was appointed Director General of the Ministry of Development. He served as chairman of Israel Chemicals of Mifaley Tovala, of Harsit and Hol Zach, and a member of the board of Israel Electric Corporation, Dead Sea Works, Dead Sea Bromine, Dead Sea Periclase, Haifa Chemicals, Chemicals and Phosphates, and others. He also chaired the Oil Explorations Concessions Council and Fertilizers Development Council.
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