David Silberg – Managing Director

David Silberg is Managing Director of the firm's venture capital and investment bank activities in Israel. His experience includes 27 years of international diplomatic, financial, legal and defense assignments. Prior to joining Mercator, Mr. Silberg served as Head of Directorate (equivalent to Brigadier-General) in the Israeli defense and intelligence establishment and in the Prime Ministers office. He also played an active role in high level and delicate negotiations between various Israeli prime ministers and leaders of the Arab world which led to the first breakthroughs in the Middle East peace process. He is also a director & head of the security committee of the National Water Co. (Mekorot).David's education includes a Law degree from Tel-Aviv University, an M.A. degree in Political Science from Haifa University and he is a graduate of the IDF National Defense College and of the AMP at the INSEAD Business School in Fontainebleau near Paris.