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Amir Gal‑Or (Hebrew: אמיר גלאור; born September 5 1962) is an Israeli entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He is the founding and managing partner of Infinity Equity, a private equity firm focusing on investments in China.[1][2][3][4]
Early life
Amir Gal‑Or was born in 1962 in Haifa, Israel, into a family of academics. His parents both taught at the Israel Institute of Technology. After high school, he served as a pilot in the Israeli Air Force, including in an aerobatic demonstration team.[5]
He earned a Bachelor of Science in economics and business administration from the University of Haifa, then went on to complete an MBA at Tel Aviv University. He also studied venture capital and private equity at Harvard University.
Business career
In 1998, Gal‑Or joined Infinity Equity. By 2001 he had become a senior partner. Under his leadership, Infinity raised its first China‑focused fund and successfully took several portfolio companies public on U.S. exchanges.
Personal life
Gal‑Or is married to Einat Maor, an architect born in Haifa in 1969. The couple has four children: Raz (b. 1994), Amit (b. 1996), Talia (b. 1999), and Hila (b. 2005). He relocated his family from Israel to China in December 2007 to better oversee the firm’s investments.
References
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E5%93%B2%E9%8A%98#cite_ref-Bacani_1-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E5%93%B2%E9%8A%98#cite_ref-Gelsi_S_2-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E5%93%B2%E9%8A%98#cite_ref-Xinhua_1_3-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E5%93%B2%E9%8A%98#cite_ref-CLPA_4-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E5%93%B2%E9%8A%98#cite_ref-interview_5-0