NIR ELPERIN
Nir joined Arba in 1999 as a Vice President overseeing Venture Capital. Since 2018, he has been a partner and the CEO of Arba Capital Markets Ltd., Israel’s representative of Columbia Threadneedle Investments, a prominent international asset management firm.
Throughout his career at Arba, Nir has held operational positions in portfolio companies, primarily focusing on business development and financial management. He has gained extensive experience in various markets, including media and entertainment, augmented reality, mobile messaging and enterprise software. Notably, he was a member of the board of TeleMessage Ltd. from 2018 until its acquisition by Smarsh in 2024.
Prior to Arba, Nir served as a Senior Financial and Information System Analyst for Clal Finance, one of Israel’s leading investment firms. Before that, he worked as an Economist and Programmer for Economic Models Ltd., a prominent Israeli macroeconomic research and large account valuation company.
Nir holds two magna cum laude degrees from Tel Aviv University: an MBA in Finance in 1997 and a B.A. in Computer Science and Economics in 1994. He served as an officer in the Military Intelligence Unit of the Israeli Defense Forces for four years. Additionally, he completed the Program for Management Development (PMD) at the Harvard Business School in 2003.
From 2011 to 2016, Nir was elected as a member and later as a Vice President of the HBS Alumni Board. Since 2019, he has been the Co-President of the Harvard Business School Alumni Association of Israel.