For two decades, the FreeBalance chief has argued that a government budget is more than an account book. It is policy with arithmetic - and, handled well, a quiet instrument of public trust.

He entered university at 15 and spent nine years learning how to make technology work under pressure. At Aidoc, Elad Walach discovered that the algorithm is only the opening argument - trust, workflow and relentless follow-through decide what happens next.

The former beach volleyball player has built a career around reading the open space - first in partnerships, now in the fight to make apartment discovery work after the leasing office goes dark.