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    Tech Executive Advisor · Israel & global

    Leadership support for tech executives

    Practical mentorship and organizational consulting for CTOs, VPs of R&D, and founders building or scaling technology organizations.

    Portrait of David Ginat, Tech Executive Advisor
    David Ginat25+ years in R&D leadership

    Trusted by leaders at

    • 40Kft
    • LayerX
    • vHive
    • Ignite DeepTech
    • Datricks
    • Statement
    • BigArch
    The weight you carry

    Senior technical leadership is heavy.

    Most of it never reaches the team.

    • Growing pains, slowing delivery

      Communication becomes noisy. Teams lose alignment. Architecture is harder to manage. Leadership bottlenecks emerge, and delivery slows down just as the business needs more.

    • Cross-functional friction

      Tension between Product and Engineering, Engineering and Customer Success, founders and technical leadership. The interfaces are unclear and accountability blurs.

    • Isolation at the top

      Senior technical leaders are expected to have answers, maintain confidence, and navigate politics, often with no trusted peer to think out loud with.

    Operator, not consultant

    Built inside engineering organizations. Not learned in slides.

    VP R&D and Israel GM at SentinelOne. VP Engineering at Pipl. VP R&D at Statement. Director at Intel. The advice you get is grounded in the reality of running these organizations, not in a framework borrowed from a book.

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    David Ginat standing in front of a brick wall
    Engineering organizations are human systems. Most execution failures are organizational problems in disguise.
    Recurring theme in David's work
    David working with the Pipl team
    Talks & workshops

    Invite me to speak.

    Keynotes and workshops for executive teams, founder communities, and VC portfolio events. Direct, practical, no buzzwords.

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    Testimonials

    What leaders say after working with me.

    Every conversation with David acts as a reset button. He has a unique gift for cutting through the noise, asking the exact right questions, and helping me regain complete clarity and focus.
    Boaz Ackerman
    CTO & Co-Founder
    40Kft
    David has an impressive ability to spot patterns and potential issues early, and guide with clarity to prevent mistakes. He is humble, straightforward, and always focused on what really matters.
    Ronen Pinco
    VP Engineering
    LayerX
    I enjoy and value his fresh point of view and his ability to analyze, reflect and empathize - from methodologies, organization architecture, to processes and culture.
    Amir Shenhav
    VP Engineering
    vHive
    It's truly exciting to see his experience and wisdom come into play for the entrepreneurs we work with.
    Avi Tel-Or
    CTO
    Ignite DeepTech
    David brings a rare combination of rich and diverse background, alongside creativity, intellectual flexibility, and a deep understanding of people and what drives them.
    Yael Mardar
    VP HR
    BigArch
    David has been invaluable in helping me see the bigger picture, define clear goals, and navigate the complexities between engineering teams and executive management.
    CTO & Co-Founder
    Health Tech Startup
    David has a unique ability to challenge your thinking and decisions in a way that pushes you further rather than unsettles you, and that's a rare quality in a mentor.
    Yoav Ophek
    VP R&D
    Datricks
    Get in touch

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    Book a free 30-minute conversation. We'll talk through what you're navigating and whether there's a fit.