Ron Gabay
Ron Gabay is the Head of Innovation and Venture Design at Joy Ventures – a VC that invests and builds companies in the well-being domain. Ron manages the foundation for venture creation by interweaving technology, science and design. He leads cross-disciplinary collaborations that foster curiosity, human-centricity and creativity while applying a commercial lens. Ron’s mission is to spark new ventures and experiences that inspire people around the world and improve their well-being.
Prior to joining Joy Ventures, he worked as a global innovation consultant and as a senior strategic designer in a Volkswagen corporate venture. Ron studied at the Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (Humber College) in Toronto and is an alumnus of HHL, where he himself has participated as a coachee in the coaching program New Leipzig Talents in 2016/17.
Ron lives and works in Tel Aviv. He offers coaching mainly online.
Ron’s confessions
Q. DO YOU HAVE A ROLE MODEL OR LIFE MOTTO?
A. “The clashing point of two subjects, two disciplines, two cultures—of two galaxies, so far as that goes—ought to produce creative chances. In the history of mental activity, that has been where some of the breakthroughs came” – C. P. Snow
Q. WHAT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE STANDS OUT IN YOUR MEMORY?
A. Interviewing Mauro Porcini for my MBA thesis
Q. WHAT CAN YOU NOT LAUGH ABOUT?
A. Suicides
Q. WHAT’s Something beautiful that you bought yourself recently?
A. A 1937 Wolseley (British Car) front grill
Q. WHEN DO YOU FEEL MOST ALIVE?
A. When finding old objects and giving them a new life with a new meaning
Q. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN?
A. Empathy
Q. WHERE IS YOUR MOST PEACEFUL PLACE?
A. Where my heart lies
Q. WHAT HAVE YOU RECENTLY DREAMED ABOUT?
A. Transforming an old water tower into a home
Q. WHAT IS MORE DIFFICULT for you: STARTING OR STOPPING?
A. Starting