Doron Bergerbest-Eilon

Doron Bergerbest-Eilon

Mr. Doron Bergerbest-Eilon is the former Director of the Security and Protection Division of the Israel Security Agency (ISA) and Israel’s most-senior ranking anti-terrorism official, a position equivalent to the rank of Major General.

Mr. Bergerbest-Eilon’s national responsibilities included the protection and security of: Israeli dignitaries; international and internal border crossings; Israeli domestic and international civil aviation and foreign civil aviation in the State of Israel; Israeli ports and Israeli vessels in foreign ports.  He was also chiefly responsible for the protection of Israel’s Prime Minister, President and key ministers and dignitaries in the State of Israel and delegations abroad.

Mr. Bergerbest-Eilon was also responsible for two national authorities: the National Authority for the Protection of Classified Information and the National Cyber Authority for the Protection of Israel’s Critical Infrastructure, including energy, transportation, health, and water supply, to name a few.

In May 2005, Mr. Bergerbest-Eilon was presented with the Director’s Recognition Award, the U.S. Secret Service Director’s highest commendation.

Mr. Bergerbest-Eilon is the Founder, President and CEO of ASERO, where he advises clients on strategic and tactical security challenges and aids both governments and corporations to prepare, mitigate and recover from threats of terrorism and other hazards; protect lives and critical assets; safeguard against cyber threats; enhance emergency preparedness procedures and capabilities; and, ensure business continuity of operations.

Mr. Bergerbest-Eilon is a co-founder of APERIO, a cyber security, data protection company that focus on OT. APERIO completed “Round A” led by National Grid (NG), one of the world’s largest utility companies.

Since 2006, Mr. Bergerbest has served on Security Advisory Board at Pictet Asset Management based in Geneva, Switzerland. With approximately US$ 8bn under management, the equity mutual fund is widely recognized for its pioneering role within thematic investing. These thematic advisory boards provide an important forum for the investment managers to monitor the evolution of their respective investment theme.

Mr. Bergerbest-Eilon holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA) and a master’s degree (MA) in Political Science, specializing in national security from Haifa University in Israel. He is also a graduate of the Executive Master of Business Administration program at Tel Aviv University.