About

Avi Etzioni is a highly motivated and passionate tech leader with over 14 years of experience in the industry. He has worked on numerous projects with a variety of technologies and has also led projects and R&D teams. Currently, he is the VP R&D of Planck Re, where he uses AI and deep-learning technologies to offer the leading commercial insurance data platform that enables insurers to instantly and accurately underwrite any business. Avi is a freelancer software developer at Fundguard, where he works on developing software solutions for clients. He has also worked as a VP R&D at a stealth mode startup and Planck. At Planck, he managed an R&D group of around 30 developers, including software, data-science, and DevOps teams. During his tenure, he defined a "power to the team-leads" policy that encouraged team-leads to be the owners of their domain and the driving force of the R&D organization. He also reduced prod-issues by two orders of magnitudes by defining clear metrics for severity, together with a policy on how and when to approach each issue. This led to a much more stable system that rarely has a severe prod-issue. He was also responsible for doubling the R&D organization in one year (from 15 to 30). Avi is a graduate of Tel Aviv University, where he earned a BSc in Bioinformatics. He is a software engineer, senior software engineer, AI, and DevOps expert. Avi is always eager to learn and improve, and he is currently working on something new. He is also a Hebrew podcast moderator for Unculturized developers. With his vast experience and expertise in the tech industry, Avi is a valuable asset to any organization.