Michal Kissos Hertzog is the CEO of Poalim Tech and is responsible for leveraging Poalim Group’s global and local capabilities to support tech companies’ financing and banking needs, including venture debt. Michal has over 15 years of experience in digital banking, strategy, corporate development, product, and working with technology companies.
In her previous role, Michal was the CEO of Pepper, Israel’s first mobile-only challenger bank, built on a new technology infrastructure. Prior to that, Michal served as the Chief Digital Innovation and Fintech officer at Leumi Bank. Before joining the Leumi Group, Michal spent several years as an attorney at GKH law offices, one of Israel’s leading law firms, specializing in corporate and commercial law, securities, and M&A transactions.
Michal holds a B.A. in Economics and an LL.B. from Tel Aviv University, and an MBA from IDC Herzliya (Wharton Executive Program, University of Pennsylvania). She is married and a proud mother of two.
