Connex is proud of a strong leadership representing the constituencies of our membership including executives from Southeastern corporations, technology companies, and professional firms as well as Israeli companies’ top management from their US or regional headquarters based in the Atlanta area. They are committed to opening doors for Israeli companies within their own companies and network of connections.

OFFICERS

	Name and Position	Email and Company
	Randall Foster Chairman of the Board	rfoster@seraphgroup.net Seraph Group LLC – Smart Money for Startups Contact Information
	Andy Grant Treasurer	akgrant@cricpa.com Carr Riggs & Ingram Contact Information
	Jonathan Minnen Secretary	jminnen@sgrlaw.com Smith Gambrell & Russellontact Information C

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

	Name and Email	Company
	Dexter Caffey	Caffey Investments
	Morris Ellison morris.ellison@wbd-us.com	Womble Bond Dickinson
	Benjamin I. Fink Immediate Past Chair	bfink@bfvlaw.com Berman Fink Van Horn Contact Information
	Randall Foster Chairman of the Board	rfoster@seraphgroup.net Seraph Group LLC – Smart Money for Startups Contact Information
	Andy Grant Treasurer	akgrant@cricpa.com Carr Riggs & Ingram
	Ralph Jordan ralph.a.jordan@gmail.com	Halyard Health
	Jonathan Minnen Secretary	jminnen@sgrlaw.com Smith Gambrell & Russell
	Gregory Kirsch gkirsch@sgrlaw.com	Smith Gambrell & Russell
	Joel Neuman jneuman@coca-cola.com	The Coca-Cola Company
	Todd Porter tsporter@htprof.com	H.T. PROF Executive Search
	Renée Rosenheck renee@globalgrowthadv.com	Joel & Granot Real Estate  Renee@Joelandgranot.com
	David Rubenstein drubenstein@savills-studley.com	Savills Studley
	David Schulman schulmand@gtlaw.com	Greenberg Traurig
	Eric Seidel eseidel@themediatrainers.com	The Media Trainers
	Mark Spiegel mark.spiegel@ubs.com	UBS Financial Services, Inc.
	Ben Taube bltaube@yahoo.com	Consensus Energy

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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	John Belew john.belew@elbitvisionsystems.com Elbit Vision Systems
	Dexter Caffey Caffey Investments
	Dr. Steven Caras steven.caras@comcast.net Arbor Pharmaceuticals
	Adrian Cohen Adrian.Cohen@gapac.com Georgia Pacific
	Sherman Cohen sherman.cohen@agg.com Arnall Golden Gregory
	Philip Cooper phil.cooper@nelsonmullins.com Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
	Robert Deutsch bob@bobdeutschlaw.com Robert J. Deutsch
	Bruce Edelston
	Yuri Eliezer yuri@founderslegal.com Founders Legal
	Jorge Fernandez jfernandez@pendletonatlanta.com Metro Atlanta Chamber
	Richard Glaser rickglaser@parkerpoe.com Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein
	Jeff Goldberg jeffg@amaryllispay.com  Global Payments
	Marc Goldberg mgoldberg@alscaninc.com Alscan, Inc.
	Michael Gurion michael.gurion@eversheds-sutherland.com Eversheds Sutherland
	Michael Klug mklug@btcpa.net Bennett Thrasher
	Mitchell Kopelman Mitchell.Kopelman@aprio.com Aprio
	Bruce Kopkin bkopkin@gmail.com sales-i
	Galit Levitin glevitin@mcciplaw.com Ballard Spahr
	Rick Litzky rick@onesourceclaims.com OneSource Claims Solutions
	Josh Mandell jfmandell@yahho.com Stone River Company
	Bernard Marcus smarshall@marcusfoundation.org Marcus Foundation
	Jeff Neil jneil@gaports.com Georgia Ports Authority
	Immanuel Otterski Immanuel.Otterski@gatclp.com gatcLP
	Arthur Perlen aperlen@centenretail.com Centennial Retail Services
	Shai Robkin shai@shairobkin.com Harnessing the Power of Behavioral Economics
	Heith Rodman hrodman@jonesday.com Jones Day
	Stephen Rosen stephen.rosen@raymondjames.com Raymond James
	Maurice Rosenbaum mrosenbaum@healthsystems.net HealthSystems
	Phil Rubin phil@rdialogue.com
	Darrie Schlesinger darrie.schlesinger@axa-advisors.com AXA Advisors
	Gadi Shapira gadi.shapira@guestassociates.com Guest Associates, Inc.
	Harold Salomon hmsolomon@gmail.com Georgia Tech
	Christopher Shoukry Alex.Brown Christopher.Shoukry@alexbrown.com
	Lauren Frisch Berman Fink Van Hornlsimons@bfvlaw.com
	Aleksander Szlam aszlam@gmail.com Szlam Enterprises, INC.
	Tiffany Wilson twilson@devices.net Global Center for Medical Innovation
	Avi Zibitt avi.zibitt@ncr.com NCR

EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS

	Name, Email, Company
	Anat Sultan-Dadon consul.sec@atlanta.mfa.gov.il Consulate General of Israel
	Dr. Mark Braunstein mark.braunstein@innovate.gatech.edu Georgia Tech
	Lorin Coles lcoles@alliancesphere.com Alliancesphere
	Dr. Lawrence Cooper lcooper@bentleyinv.com Bentley Investments
	Charles Ganz charles.ganz@sutherland.com Sutherland
	Tom Glaser
	Charlie Harrison charlieharrison@aol.com Critical Strategies
	Joel Neuman jneuman@coca-cola.com The Coca-Cola Company
	Laurence Olivier laurie@veritasvc.com Veritas Venture Partners
	A.J. Robinson aj@atlantadowntown.com Central Atlanta Progress
	Cary Rosenthal cr21740@aol.com Mediator
	Andre Schnabl andre.schnabl@gt.com Grant Thornton
	Paul Steinfeld psteinfeld@bellsouth.net The Longbow Group, LLC