Aviv Shalgi

Aviv Shalgi

Greater Chicago Area
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About

Working on a new startup (#4, after three exits), revolutionizing the way renewable…

Experience

  • Solar Simplified Graphic

    Solar Simplified

    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Tel Aviv, Israel

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    Greater Chicago Area

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    Greater Chicago Area

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    Tel Aviv Area, Israel

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    Tel Aviv, Israel

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    Yakum, Israel

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Education

  • The University of Chicago Booth School of Business Graphic

    The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

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    Activities and Societies: Co-chairman of the Armed Forces Group and the Jewish Business Student Association; Active member in the Booth Technology Group, Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital club and the Dean's Student Admissions Committee

    • Awarded the Dennis W. and Jane B. Carlton Fellowship - a merit-based, 2 year full tuition scholarship for exceptional academic and leadership achievements

    • Awarded Dean's List three times

    • Teaching assistant of Prof. Mark Tebbe's (Founder and CEO of Answers.com and Lante Corporation) "Entrepreneurial Discovery" class - focusing on hands-on discovery of problems in today's world and learning processes to refine the problem to its core components - as the first stage…

    • Awarded the Dennis W. and Jane B. Carlton Fellowship - a merit-based, 2 year full tuition scholarship for exceptional academic and leadership achievements

    • Awarded Dean's List three times

    • Teaching assistant of Prof. Mark Tebbe's (Founder and CEO of Answers.com and Lante Corporation) "Entrepreneurial Discovery" class - focusing on hands-on discovery of problems in today's world and learning processes to refine the problem to its core components - as the first stage entrepreneurs go through.

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    Microsoft's Think Next Academy - The First 'Mini MBA' in Israel , for talented leaders and managers facing international business challenges

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    Activities and Societies: StarTAU - Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Club, Engineering Student Union, Tel Aviv University Student Council, Tel Aviv University's Buddy System.

    Graduated Magna Cum Laude.
    Specializing in Communications, Nano-Electronics and Bio-Electronics.

    • Co-Founder of the “Engineering Summer Internship Program” for B.Sc. students at the faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University.
    • Elite Entrepreneurship course graduate and volunteer at StarTAU, Tel Aviv University’s Entrepreneurship center.
    • Class Representative, Engineering Student Union; Engineering School Representative, Tel Aviv University Student Council.

Volunteer Experience

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    Treasurer Board of Directors

    Territory Chicago

    - Present 7 years

    Education

    Treasurer & Member of the Board of Directors: Dec 2018 - Present
    Board Fellow - Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

    Territory provides opportunities for young people to practice urban design, public art and community planning in their own Chicago neighborhoods, using their voice and vision to forge a more vibrant and inclusive city.

  • America - Israel Chamber of Commerce Chicago Graphic

    Non Executive Director

    America - Israel Chamber of Commerce Chicago

    - Present 7 years 1 month

    Economic Empowerment

    Non Executive Director and Member of the Board of Directors
    Past Co-chair of the Membership Committee

    The America-Israel Chamber of Commerce Chicago (AICC)'s mission is to cultivate business connections, collaboration, and community between Chicago, the broader Midwest, and Israel.
    We are building a community of businesses and individuals interested in networking, cross-border business collaboration between the U.S. and Israel, and potential investment opportunities.

  • Volunteer

    SPCA Israel

    - 1 year

    Animal Welfare

  • Volunteer teacher for 8th & 9th grade children

    Bialik-Rogozin middle school, Tel Aviv

    - 1 year

    Children

    Volunteering in Bialik-Rogozin middle school (a school consisting mostly refugee and foreign children) in the "Business School Program" - teaching basic business, marketing and finance through implementing the concepts learned towards a final sales event (cake sale in Isracard Ltd. )

  • Council member

    Tel Aviv University Student Council

    - 2 years

    Education

    Undergraduate Electrical & Electronic Engineering School Representative
    http://student.co.il/

  • Class Representative

    Engineering Student Union, Tel Aviv University

    - 3 years

    Education

    http://www.eng.tau.ac.il/~vaad/

Publications

Projects

  • Characterization of Flexible Neuronal Electrodes

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    Final project performed at the Nano Systems Lab, TAU - Characterize and manufacture flexible electrodes for a retina implant.

Honors & Awards

  • itrek25

    itrek

    itrek25 recognizes 25 individuals in the itrek Network who are making
    significant contributions and inspiring positive change in their fields. I am honored to have
    been selected by the itrek community as a leader and changemaker in the “Sustainability & Environmental Impact” category.

  • Three times Dean's Honor List

    The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

  • Graduated with honors - Magna Cum Laude

    Tel Aviv University

  • Dean's list - first academic year

    Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University

  • Intel Excellence prize for academic achievements

    Intel

  • The Israel Defense Force Geospatial Intelligence Division Excellence Award

    Israel Defense Forces

    Awarded on Israel’s 60th Independence Day.

  • The Major-General of the Intelligence Corps Award for creative thinking

    Israel Defense Forces

Test Scores

  • GPA

    Score: 90 (out of 100)

  • GMAT

    Score: 740 (out of 800)

    The Graduate Management Admission Test

  • TOEFL

    Score: 116 (out of 120)

    The American/British English Evaluation Test

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