From Idea to Startup

Professor Shlomo Maital is a prominent academic figure at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, where he serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the S. Neaman Institute. He is also the Academic Director of the TIM-Technion Institute of Management, recognized as Israel's leading institute for executive leadership development and a pioneer in action-learning methodologies. With a distinguished career that includes two decades as a summer visiting professor at MIT Sloan School of Management, Maital has educated over 1,000 R&D engineers from 40 countries. He is the author, co-author, or editor of eight influential books, including "Innovation Management" and "Executive Economics," the latter of which has been translated into seven languages. A co-founder of the Society for Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE), he has published more than 80 scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals and contributes regularly to major publications like Barron's and The Marker. His extensive experience includes serving as the Director of the National & Economic Planning Authority in Israel's Economics Ministry, where he applied his expertise to national policy. Currently, his research focuses on profit-driven innovation, exploring how to blend creativity with discipline to achieve success in the marketplace. Through his leadership and scholarly contributions, Professor Maital continues to influence both academic and practical approaches to management and innovation.