Rebecka Belldegrun
Rebecka Belldegrun | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, venture capitalist, ophthalmologist |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Known for | Founder and CEO of Bellco Capital; founder and former president of Intertech Corporation |
| Spouse | Arie Belldegrun |
Rebecka Belldegrun (Hebrew: רבקה בלדגרין; born 1950) is an Israeli-American billionaire entrepreneur originally from Finland.
Early life and education
Born in Helsinki, Finland, Belldegrun is the daughter of Pola and Shlomo Zabludowicz. Her brother is Poju Zabludowicz. She obtained her medical degree from the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, completed a residency in Ophthalmic Surgery in Israel, and pursued a fellowship specializing in corneal surgery at Harvard Medical School.
Career
In 1986, Belldegrun established Intertech Corporation, a real estate firm based in New York focusing on development, investments, and acquisitions. Under her leadership as president until 2003, Intertech broadened its scope to encompass sectors such as high technology, biotechnology, hotel management, and industrial manufacturing across regions including the United States, United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, and Israel.
Since 2003, she has been serving as CEO and president of Bellco Capital, a venture capital firm located in Los Angeles that she founded. Bellco Capital concentrates on seed-stage investments and experienced leadership for early-phase startups, along with leveraged buyouts and growth equity funding for mid-market companies. Its investment portfolio includes international private equity holdings across retail, high-tech, biotechnology, and real estate industries.
Board memberships
Belldegrun holds board positions at multiple organizations:
- Director at BabyFirstTV
- Chairman emeritus of the board of trustees at Brentwood School (Los Angeles)
- Trustee at California Institute of Technology
- Trustee at LACMA
- External advisory board member for the Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response at the University of Pennsylvania
- Advisory board member for LSM at the University of Pennsylvania
- Director at Kronos Bio
- Director at Breakthrough Properties
Her previous board engagements include:
- Member of Columbia University’s board of visitors
- Trustee at Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
- Advisor to RAND Corporation’s board
- Advisory board member for USC Center on Public Diplomacy
Personal life
Belldegrun is married to Arie Belldegrun. Together they have four children and reside in the upscale Los Angeles neighborhood of Bel Air.
In 2021, Forbes Israel ranked Rebecka and Arie Belldegrun as the 36th wealthiest individuals in Israel, estimating their net worth at $1.75 billion. The couple has donated more than $1 million to the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences and gifted a $5 million sculpture to LACMA.
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