Ran Harpaz Email and Phone Number
Dynamic technology leader executing product strategies for hyper-growth • Experienced Silicon Valley CTO at B2C Unicorn Hippo Insurance, and at B2B Unicorn Globality Inc.; CIO at large Telecom corporation; three times cyber-security startup leader • Business training at McKinsey & PayPal, and technical training at IDF 8200 • Proven success in building and leading tech organizations from 5 to 500 people • Demonstrated leadership agility and adaptiveness to large and small organizations • Specializing in transformational leadership, change management during fast growth, people leadership through uncertainty.Energy & Focus. Strategy & Execution.Career Highlights:- Hippo (NYSE: HIPO): building / scaling the tech team x10 towards going public at $5B valuation- McKinsey: solving substantial business problems for demanding clients- Cellcom (NYSE:CEL): Telco CIO overseeing >500 staff members- PayPal: product strategy for mobile payments at scale- Globality: established the engineering team that turned an idea into a Unicorn startup- Netvision: Award-winning tech transformation as CIO- Two groundbreaking cyber-security startups: Sanctum Inc. & Skybox Security- Veteran officer of Israel's Elite Intelligence Unit 8200Bringing together talented people and stretching them beyond expectations - that's what makes my day.
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Founder, CeoLettuce Financial May 2023 - PresentSan Francisco, Ca, UsWorking with phenomenal colleagues, building one of the best teams around in anticipation of hyper-growth.
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Coo & CtoHippo Insurance Mar 2022 - Nov 2022Palo Alto, Ca, UsLeading operational customer & technology experiences, from inception by Product Management, through Technology delivery, all the way to Customer Service & fulfillment. -
Chief Technology OfficerHippo Insurance May 2019 - Nov 2022Palo Alto, Ca, UsMy team runs product development, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, data science & analytics, quality assurance, information systems and partnership enablement.
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Founding CtoGlobality, Inc. 2015 - 2019Palo Alto, California, UsGlobality is a Unicorn B2B Marketplace for Consulting Services, utilizing AI technology to match smaller boutique firms with larger Fortune 500 opportunities internationally, mapping proven performance and expertise data on a global basis into an expert system / knowledge graph. • Led the technology teams since day one, growing to over 60 engineers and establishing the foundation for every product release and partnership.• Oversaw product development, cloud infrastructure, knowledge operations, DevOps, platform architecture, A.I. labs, quality assurance, information security, customer support. • Co-led the development of our company strategy and aligned its product vision & tech infrastructure• Participated in all senior client meetings to deliver the power of our technology and establish credibility -
Sr. Director; Payments, Mobile, Consumer StrategyPaypal 2012 - 2015San Jose, Ca, Us• Served as the strategy lead for PayPal’s $800M acquisition of Braintree+Venmo; developed the business case for the acquisition and gained leadership buy-in. • Worked closely with the top PayPal and eBay executives while preparing to turn PayPal into a standalone public company• Developed mobile payments roadmap and execution plans in partnership with PayPal's top executives, that created the momentum for PayPal’s global leadership in mobile payments. • Defined the long-term strategy for PayPal's Consumer Wallet, drove corporate-wide alignment to achieve broad-scale adoption (>100M users). • Demonstrated leadership through rigorous hiring and coaching of great talent, becoming a sought-after mentor across teams and disciplines -
Executive Vice President, Chief Information OfficerNetvision, Then Cellcom (Nyse:Cel) 2008 - 2012Largest mobile operator in Israel, offering triple- and quad-play solutions to millions of customers, with >$2B of annual revenue • Member of corporate executive team, leading >500 engineers, product managers and data scientists in delivering carrier-grade information systems and platforms• Winner of "CIO of the Year" award two years in a row for significant technology transformation with measureable business impact• Championed the Netvision-Cellcom merger of customer platforms and cloud infrastructure. Designed and implemented the integration of teams, processes and technology infrastructure within less than 10 months, realizing more than 30% savings• Led a CEO-sponsored process reengineering taskforce focused on aligning business priorities with technology capabilities, resulting in a measurable 20% productivity improvement • Initiated a new multi-million dollar product line – Cloud Services for SMB; developed the business model and orchestrated the end-to-end execution, leveraging in-house technology together with international vendor partnerships (Microsoft, Salesforce.com, Amazon)
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Director, Consumer Products; Risk ManagementPaypal 2007 - 2008San Jose, Ca, Us• Charged with delivering the absolute best experiences to >100M PayPal consumers around the world, as part of a newly-formed Consumer Business Unit. Led the corporate budgeting effort for the Consumer BU, building the strategy and operational plans for the next 3 years• Directed cross-functional teams of Product Management, Marketing, User Interface Design, Technology, User Research, Data Analytics and external consultants• Led a company-wide initiative to map the end-to-end customer experience, quantify the Customer Lifetime Value impact of each customer touch point, understand levers to improve the experience and maximize overall value • Originally hired to lead an elite team of Risk Management experts, enabling PayPal’s Business Units to make optimal risk-reward tradeoffs for new business initiatives
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Vice President, Technical ServicesSkybox Security Inc. 2003 - 2007San Francisco, California, UsStart-up company, innovator in Risk Analytics and Network Modeling• Member of the company’s Executive Team, heading Customer Support and Professional Services• Actively responsible for and engaged in daily customer interaction from the pre-sales phase and customer acquisition throughout the sales lifecycle (including fulfillment, implementation and support). Multinationals clients included Citibank, e*trade, Goldman Sachs, Best Buy, Barclays Capital, USDA and more• Built a worldwide team of security experts from the ground up, creating all customer-facing tools, designing and implementing processes, hiring and training personnel, building skills and teamwork• Fully accountable for all recurring-revenue activities, driving 25% of the company P&L -
Management ConsultantMckinsey & Company Jan 2002 - May 2003Us• Led client teams in structuring and solving strategic business problems, conducted analyses, formulated recommendations and implemented change programs.• Invited into the 'Diamond' excellence program during my first year with the Firm. Key engagements included:• Commercial strategy project to improve revenue and profitability of a leading Retail chain• Turnaround project for improving bottom line performance of a multinational technology vendor• Operational effectiveness benchmarking for a large Electricity utility corporation -
Vice President, EngineeringSanctum Inc 1997 - 2001Security software start-up, invented the Web Application Security space• Member of the company’s Executive Team, heading the engineering department • Served as the organization’s first engineer, then grew the software department to 50+ team members, introduced working procedures, hired and trained talent, built teams in fast-paced startup culture• Led cutting-edge technology research and implemented a wide range of development methodologies, in a multi-product & multi-project environment• Represented the company vision and technology strategy to business analysts and partners -
Lieutenant, Engineering ManagerIsraeli Military Intelligence - Unit 8200 1991 - 1996Tel Aviv, Il
Ran Harpaz Education Details
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Tel Aviv University - Coller School Of ManagementMaster Of Business Administration - Mba (Honors) -
Tel Aviv UniversityEconomics (Honors)
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Tel Aviv UniversityLaw Degree
Frequently Asked Questions about Ran Harpaz
What company does Ran Harpaz work for?
Ran Harpaz works for Lettuce Financial
What is Ran Harpaz's role at the current company?
Ran Harpaz's current role is Hyper-Growth Tech Executive | Ex-McKinsey, PayPal | 3x Unicorn Scale-ups.
What schools did Ran Harpaz attend?
Ran Harpaz attended Tel Aviv University - Coller School Of Management, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv University.
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