With almost two decades of technology engineering successes, Gil Tene guides Azul Systems architectural vision and product design to align with business and market opportunity strategies.
Prior to co-founding Azul Systems, Gil was Director of Technology at Nortel Networks, having joined Nortel through the acquisition of Shasta Networks. Gil architected Shasta’s Broadband IP Services Platform and Service Creation System.
Before joining Nortel, Gil was Director of Technology at Check Point Software Technologies where he delivered several industry-leading traffic management solutions, including the industry's first Firewall-1 based security appliance in partnership with Nokia.
Prior to Check Point, Gil held numerous management and design engineering positions at industry-leading companies including Stratus and Qualix Communications.
Prior to working for commercial companies, Gil served in the Israeli Navy Computer R&D Unit. Gil also holds a BSEE from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. He is a member of numerous technology advisory boards and has been granted three patents in computer technology.
