# Avinoam Naor

> Avinoam (Avi) Naor is an Israeli entrepreneur and philanthropist who helped found Amdocs and served as president and CEO from 1995 to 2002. He founded Or Yarok in 1997 and has supported youth villages, educational initiatives and community development through organizations including Oran and Shahaf. He received the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement in 2014.

- **Role:** Director at Shahaf Foundation; member of the Technion Board of Governors
- **Organizations:** Amdocs, Or Yarok, Oran Foundation, Ran Naor Foundation, Shahaf Foundation, Public Forum of Youth Villages and Boarding Schools, Jewish Funders Network, Committed to Give, Technion, Retalix, FST Biometrics, Preciate, Israel Democracy Institute
- **From:** Haifa, Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** B.Sc. in Computer Science, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founder and former president and CEO of Amdocs., Led Amdocs’ 1998 New York Stock Exchange IPO., Founded Or Yarok in 1997.

## Career timeline

- **1974** — Graduated in computer science from the Technion.
- **1982** — Joined the founding team of Amdocs as a senior vice president.
- **1995** — Became president and CEO of Amdocs.
- **1997** — Established Or Yarok with Yona Naor.
- **1998** — Led Amdocs’ IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.
- **2002** — Left the Amdocs CEO role; established the Oran Foundation with Eti Naor.
- **2004** — Left the Amdocs board; Or Yarok established the Ran Naor Foundation for road-safety research.
- **2010** — Shahaf Foundation established.
- **2011** — Retalix corporate filing records him as chairman from March 2011.
- **2013** — Received the Presidential Medal of Distinction.
- **2014** — Received the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement; elected Jewish Funders Network co-chair.
- **2016** — Appointed chairman of FST Biometrics.
- **2017** — Co-founded Preciate with Eyal Fisher, according to the 2021 closure report.
- **2021** — Preciate reported to be closing in November.
- **2022** — Entered the National Road Safety Authority chairmanship.
- **2023** — Resigned as chair of the National Road Safety Authority in July.
- **2026** — Listed as a full member of the Technion Board of Governors in February.

## Achievements

- Co-founder and former president and CEO of Amdocs.
- Led Amdocs’ 1998 New York Stock Exchange IPO.
- Founded Or Yarok in 1997.
- Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement, 2014.
- Presidential Medal of Distinction, 2013.
- Honorary doctorates from the Technion (2008) and University of Haifa (2012).
- First Israeli co-chair of the Jewish Funders Network, elected in 2014.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Technion Board of Governors list includes Avinoam Naor as a full member.
- **2024-09** — Globes identified Naor among the Amdocs alumni shareholders associated with Cyberint’s sale to Check Point; the transaction value was reported as an estimate, not his personal proceeds.
- **2023-07** — Resigned from the National Road Safety Authority chairmanship.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://il.linkedin.com/in/avi-naor-60b633a

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