# Nir Bezalel

> Nir Bezalel is Moovit’s CEO and a senior vice president at Mobileye. He joined Moovit’s early engineering operation as VP of R&D, became CTO with business-strategy responsibilities in 2020, and was appointed CEO in March 2024. His named patent work includes transit-stop location and trip-itinerary systems.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Moovit; Senior Vice President at Mobileye
- **Organizations:** Moovit, Mobileye, OptimalTest, Nova Measuring Instruments
- **Education:** B.Sc. in Computer Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Tel Aviv University
- **Known for:** Led an engineering organization that grew from six developers to more than 150 members, according to Moovit’s historical biography., Appointed Moovit CEO after serving as VP R&D and CTO., Named co-inventor on transit-stop location patent US10623896B1.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2012** — Held R&D leadership roles at OptimalTest and Nova Measuring Instruments.
- **2012** — Joined Moovit’s early operation as VP of R&D, according to its leadership biography.
- **2020** — Promoted to CTO and Business Strategy at Moovit.
- **2020-04-14** — Named co-inventor on granted US patent 10623896 for determining transit-stop location.
- **2024-03-06** — Moovit announced his appointment as CEO, succeeding Nir Erez.

## Achievements

- Led an engineering organization that grew from six developers to more than 150 members, according to Moovit’s historical biography.
- Appointed Moovit CEO after serving as VP R&D and CTO.
- Named co-inventor on transit-stop location patent US10623896B1.
- Named co-inventor on published trip-itinerary application US20240295404A1.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Moovit’s parent Mobileye redirected resources toward robotaxi services; CTech reported approximately 60 job cuts and a reduction in B2B activity.
- **2026-05** — A public summit post described his discussion of transport data and AI alongside Optibus CEO Amos Haggiag and Gett CEO Mark Oun.
- **2026-01** — Publicly celebrated Moovithon 2026, involving more than 100 staff and 13 teams.
- **2025-12** — Published his year-end message on Moovit’s progress and priorities for 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://moovit.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nir-bezalel-7918a69

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