Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 13, 2003
SHOSHANA LOEB is Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President
of Elity Systems, Inc. After founding Elity in 1999, Dr. Loeb
transitioned the company from a high technology incubator to its
present business focus. She has directed Elity through
particularly challenging economic times in IT to deliver both
sustainable financial results and a company that is recognized as
a world-class leader in its market space. Under Dr. Loeb's
direction, Elity has targeted its market focus, streamlined
operations, and recast its business model. Previously, Dr. Loeb
had a successful career at Bellcore (Telcordia) as Director-
Internet/Information Technology, a P&L center. She developed and
deployed innovative technologies: next generation
telecommunication networks, network evolution, Internet services,
wireless applications, and security technologies. She holds three
technology patents. Dr. Loeb is an active member of the
technology community in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania and
is networked to venture capitalists and entrepreneurs in the US
and in Israel. With the New Jersey Technology Council, she
founded the Edison Innovators Club to promote dialogue between
business, investment, and technology leaders. She serves on
several corporate, governmental, and academic advisory boards.
She has been interviewed by electronic and print media as a
subject matter expert on scientific and business subjects. Dr.
Loeb holds a BSc in Physical Chemistry from the Hebrew
University, Jerusalem, Israel, a MSc in Chemical Physics and a
PhD in Mathematics from The Weizmann Institute of Science in
Rehovot, Israel. She held a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Computer
Science at Yale University and was a Computer Science Professor
at the State University of New York. Dr. Loeb has completed
several executive training programs at Wharton, Stanford, MIT and
Harvard Business School. Profile
Systems, Inc., and a picture of things at the present time?
Dr. Loeb: I founded Elity in March 1999. At that time I was
