Summary
Avi Kalderon is a veteran technology executive and founder with three decades of experience architecting digital transformations and delivering measurable business value for Fortune 1000 organizations. As CEO and Co-Founder of Opening Bell Ventures, he helps enterprises accelerate digitization and adoption with multidisciplinary teams and hands-on change leadership. His background spans C-suite advisory roles (CDO/CAO/CMO/CRO/CSO), enterprise architecture, big data, applied AI, cloud and high-performance compute, and he has led global delivery and large-scale modernization programs. Avi has driven measurable operational efficiency and revenue growth through pragmatic technology evangelism and governance, and he brings board-level M&A and due-diligence experience to strategic engagements. A former Head of Architecture at FINRA and senior leader at firms including Bridgewater and CIT, he combines deep technical fluency with a talent for simplifying complex investments for executives. Notably, his early career includes top-secret airborne service in the Israeli Air Force, which shaped his discipline and focus on mission-critical systems.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Tel Aviv University
B.Eng Computer Systems Engineering, B.Eng Computer Systems Engineering at University of Warwick