Alumni Spotlights

To date, the Sofaer IMBA has an alumni community just shy of 250 located all over the world engaged in a diverse range of professional pursuits, including entreprenurship.  We’re proud to introduce you to a few of them through our Alumni Spotlight series.

Alina Kovalevich, Class of 2010, Russia

“I learned how to listen to ideas which at first might look quite crazy, how to see a rational amidst the noise, how to do everything fast and focused, and how to prioritize since you are always in rush. I learned to not let “the perfect be the enemy of the good.”

Dave McGeady, Ireland, Class of 2010

“I really do think that it’s been of huge benefit to work alongside Israelis and learn from them. They’re really great at getting things done – if they want something to happen, they just go and make it happen.”

Jordan Fliegel, Class of 2010, USA

"The program confirmed in my mind that I wanted to have an entrepreneurial career, and that entrepreneurship is the best way to move society forward. Creating companies, creating jobs, building powerful communities, products, and services -- this was a worthy pursuit, and I really dedicated my life to it."

Nomo Khumalo, South Africa, Class of 2010

"Tel Aviv is a laboratory of ideas that I have not experienced since leaving the city anywhere else in the world."

Yael Kochman, Israel, Class of 2012

“There was a constant feeling of entrepreneurship in everything we did, and for me as I was also starting my own business during that year, that was the perfect environment to study in. It just felt like everything in my life was connected.”