"Renewable Energy Technologies (E.T.) are going to constitute the next great global industry. They will rival and probably surpass Information Technology (I.T.). The country that spawns the most E.T. companies will enjoy more economic power, strategic advantage and rising standards of living."
-Thomas Friedman, New York Times Correspondent, Pulitzer Prize Winner
WHO IS I-SAEF
I-SAEF is spearheaded by successful Silicon Valley technology entrepreneurs and a team of leading scientists, accomplished business leaders, venture capitalists and philanthropists within Israel, the U.S and worldwide.
I-SAEF is a 501(c)(3) charity and is a supporting foundation of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin & Sonoma Counties. To contact us, please e-mail: [email protected].
-Thomas Friedman, New York Times Correspondent, Pulitzer Prize Winner
WHO IS I-SAEF
I-SAEF is spearheaded by successful Silicon Valley technology entrepreneurs and a team of leading scientists, accomplished business leaders, venture capitalists and philanthropists within Israel, the U.S and worldwide.
I-SAEF is a 501(c)(3) charity and is a supporting foundation of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin & Sonoma Counties. To contact us, please e-mail: [email protected].
A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A MAJOR IMPACT Funding early-stage alternative energy technology research is a highly leveraged and historic opportunity for tikkun olam. By working to free the world of its dependency on fossil fuels from destabilizing states, this investment in Israeli research will help build a more prosperous and secure Israel as well as a healthier, safer and cleaner planet. I-SAEF'S UNIQUE PHILANTHROPIC MODEL: I-SAEF’s goal is to fund a minimum of 100 Alternative Energy research projects at Israeli universities over 10 years by:
A FUNDING NEED ONLY PHILANTHROPY CAN MEET: Early-stage technology research has historically been the source of the biggest scientific breakthroughs and Israel has demonstrated time again its unique ability for scientific innovation and building companies around new technologies. However, this technology research was made possible in large part by military funding. Presently, there is an unprecedented lack of government funding for early-stage alternative energy research. Private for-profit funding, such as Venture Capital, is generally not available for high-risk early-stage research projects because the science is not yet proven. While Israeli universities have the laboratories and scientists needed to make break-through discoveries, funding for early-stage research in Israel is scarce. I-SAEF bridges the funding gap and enables this promising research to move forward. Learn about the first I-SAEF grantee to achieve commercial success here. "I-SAEF support is critical for alternative energy research in Israel and a model for others wishing to benefit the country in this way. The need is great: as science becomes increasingly technological, the cost is growing, and Israeli laboratories struggle to keep pace. The management of I-SAEF is extraordinary. All funds raised go to the recipient laboratories. The review process is conducted by world experts in the relevant fields. The subject areas are not only important for Israel, but for the benefit of all people." Professor Roger Kornberg, I-SAEF Advisory Board Member Stanford University, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 2006 |
Board of Directors Lev Leytes President, I-SAEF Galina Leytes Vice President, I-SAEF Jim Koshland Former President, San Francisco Jewish Community Federation Mark Reisbaum Chief Endowment Officer Jewish Community Endowment Fund of the San Francisco Jewish Community Federation Advisory Board Co-Chairs Dr. Alan Heeger Nobel Laureate Jack Levy General Partner Israel Cleantech Ventures I-SAEF Founders Lev and Galina Leytes to be honored at the San Francisco Federation's 2016 Business Leadership Breakfast. Learn more and register here. Read I-SAEF's 2015 Annual Update to learn about I-SAEF's unmitigated success. Read a Jerusalem Post report on one of I-SAEF's earliest success stories. Learn about one I-SAEF grantee, known as "Israel's Solar Star" Watch a presentation by Eyal Rosner, Israeli Prime Minister's Office, Alternative Fuels Initiative, in which he speaks of the critical role that I-SAEF has played in inspiring this exciting new enterprise. |