# Shiri Gil

> Shiri Gil works in the Office of the CEO at Vega, the New York and Israel-based cybersecurity company building a federated Security Analytics Mesh that raised a $120M Series B in February 2026. A former Israeli military intelligence team leader turned operator, she pairs a Columbia cognitive science degree with hands-on marketing-technology and operations experience from Deloitte and earlier roles. She sits at the operational center of one of the fastest-funded security startups of the moment.

- **Role:** Office of the CEO at Vega
- **Organizations:** Vega, TLI - Triumph Leadership Innovation, Deloitte, Statement, Israeli Military Intelligence (IDF)
- **From:** Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** Dual degree, Cognitive Science, Columbia University, Dual degree, Psychology and Digital Culture & Communication, Tel Aviv University, Visiting Research Scholar, Behavioral Science, University of Cambridge
- **Known for:** Led intelligence-analysis and IT project teams in Israeli Military Intelligence, Earned a Visiting Research Scholar position in Behavioral Science at the University of Cambridge, Joined the operating core of Vega, which raised a $120M Series B at an ~$800M valuation in February 2026

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Served in Israeli Military Intelligence, leading teams in intelligence analysis and IT project management
- **later** — Senior Consultant, Marketing Technology at Deloitte
- **2023** — Advance Program Manager at TLI - Triumph Leadership Innovation
- **2023-2025** — Dual degree in Cognitive Science at Columbia University
- **2025-2026** — Office of the CEO at Vega, the federated security analytics startup

## Achievements

- Led intelligence-analysis and IT project teams in Israeli Military Intelligence
- Earned a Visiting Research Scholar position in Behavioral Science at the University of Cambridge
- Joined the operating core of Vega, which raised a $120M Series B at an ~$800M valuation in February 2026
- Co-chaired the Content Creators Forum at Columbia Hillel

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Vega, where she works in the Office of the CEO, raised a $120M Series B led by Accel at a reported ~$800M valuation.

## Links

- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/shiri-gil-b77559181
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirigil_/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shirigil

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Last updated: 2026-06-20