# Oren Ohayon Harel

> Oren Ohayon Harel is the co-founder and CEO of PlainID, an enterprise authorization software company. Previously deputy CISO at Bank Hapoalim, he built his career in information security before founding a business focused on controlling access to applications, APIs and data. His current public work addresses runtime authorization for human users and AI agents.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at PlainID
- **Organizations:** PlainID, Bank Hapoalim, Taldor, Bezeq
- **Education:** B.S., Ariel University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads PlainID., Led PlainID through its $75 million Series C in December 2021., PlainID signed an SAP OEM agreement in April 2019.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2007** — Information security work at Bezeq and Taldor, following military technology service.
- **2007** — Began a tenure of more than seven years at Bank Hapoalim, serving as deputy CISO.
- **2014** — Co-founded PlainID; official company histories date the founding to 2014.
- **2019** — PlainID announced an SAP OEM partnership.
- **2021** — PlainID announced a $75 million Series C led by Insight Partners.
- **2026** — Continues leading PlainID with a public focus on authorization for AI agents.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads PlainID.
- Led PlainID through its $75 million Series C in December 2021.
- PlainID signed an SAP OEM agreement in April 2019.
- PlainID received EMA Top 3 recognition for group and user policy management in 2020.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Listed for a closing conversation titled Zero Access at Agentic IAM Day, scheduled for October 28, 2026.
- **2026-06** — Listed among PlainID attendees for Identiverse 2026 in Las Vegas, June 15-18.
- **2026-01** — Outlined a focus on enterprise authorization at scale and highlighted Policy 360°.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oren-ohayon-harel-2037276a

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