# Ariel Cohen

> Ariel Cohen is the co-founder, CEO and board chair of Navan, the travel and expense platform formerly called TripActions. Born in Jerusalem and based in Los Altos, California, he previously co-founded StreamOnce with Ilan Twig and held product leadership roles at HP and Jive Software. Navan listed on Nasdaq in October 2025.

- **Role:** Co-founder, CEO and Chairperson at Navan
- **Organizations:** Navan, StreamOnce, Jive Software, Hewlett-Packard, Mercury Interactive
- **From:** Jerusalem, Israel
- **Education:** Executive MBA, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, BA, Economics, The College of Management Academic Studies
- **Known for:** Co-founded two companies with Ilan Twig: StreamOnce and Navan., StreamOnce was acquired by Jive Software in 2013., Led Navan through its October 2025 Nasdaq listing.

## Career timeline

- **Early 2000s** — Worked at Mercury Interactive, where he met future co-founder Ilan Twig.
- **2006-2010** — Held senior roles at Hewlett-Packard.
- **2009** — Moved to the United States.
- **2010-2012** — Senior Director of Product Management at Jive Software.
- **2012-2013** — Co-founder and CEO of StreamOnce; Jive Software acquired it in 2013.
- **2013-2015** — Vice President of Product Management at Jive Software.
- **2015** — Co-founded the company later known as TripActions and Navan with Ilan Twig; CEO since February 2015.
- **2022** — Became chairperson of Navan’s board in September.
- **2023** — TripActions rebranded as Navan on February 7.
- **2025** — Navan became publicly listed on Nasdaq on October 30.

## Achievements

- Co-founded two companies with Ilan Twig: StreamOnce and Navan.
- StreamOnce was acquired by Jive Software in 2013.
- Led Navan through its October 2025 Nasdaq listing.
- Navan reported $233 million in revenue and $3.0 billion in gross booking volume for Q2 FY2027.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Navan reported Q2 FY2027 revenue of $233 million, up 35% year over year, and gross booking volume of $3.0 billion, up 45%.
- **2026-09** — Navan’s quarterly update described an OpenTable partnership for Navan Edge and increased use of proprietary AI models.
- **2026-09** — Cohen appeared at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference on September 10.
- **2025-10** — Navan listed on Nasdaq under NAVN.

## Links

- Website: https://navan.com/uk/blog/author/ariel-cohen
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arielmcohen/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/arielcoco

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Last updated: 2026-10-11