Shai Cohen

CEO & Co-Founder

Evelyn Landman

CTO & Co-Founder

Evelyn Landman is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of proteanTecs. Evelyn brings extensive experience in product development and R&D, overseeing multi-stack, multi-disciplinary engineering and product functions across silicon, hardware, and software, in both edge and cloud.

Prior to co‑founding proteanTecs in 2017, Evelyn co‑founded Mellanox Technologies and advanced through senior leadership roles, ultimately serving as Vice President of Backend and Product Engineering. She led IC backend design and production testing, research in assembly and optical technologies and production testing for systems and optical cables. Earlier, she held senior engineering roles at Intel Corporation.

She holds a B.Sc. cum laude in Electrical Engineering from The Israel Institute of Technology, Technion.

Roni Ashuri

COO & Co-Founder

Roni Ashuri is Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer of proteanTecs overseeing cross-team programs and driving the company’s operational strategy.

Roni has a proven track record in scaling organizations. Prior to founding proteanTecs in 2017, Roni co-founded and served as Senior Vice President of Engineering at Mellanox (acquired by Nvidia). Throughout his 16 years’ at Mellanox, Roni orchestrated many stages of device creation including driving front-end chip development, silicon debug and software development of the InfiniBand, and Ethernet Switches & Endpoints, all critical elements for high-performance networking standards used to build data center infrastructure. Prior to Mellanox, Roni worked at Galileo Technology (acquired by Marvell) and at Intel.

Roni holds a B.Sc. in Computer and Electrical Engineering from The Israel Institute of Technology, Technion (Cum Laude).  

Sanjay Lall

Chief Revenue Officer

Sanjay Lall is a global revenue leader specializing in scaling go-to-market strategy and driving growth across the semiconductor and advanced technology ecosystem. As Chief Revenue Officer at proteanTecs, he is responsible for worldwide revenue performance and the full customer lifecycle, from initial engagement through deployment, across data centers, AI, HPC, telecom, and automotive markets.

Prior to proteanTecs, Sanjay spent over a decade at Cadence Design Systems, where he rose to Regional Head of EMEA, leading all sales activities across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In this role, he drove strategic engagements with Tier 1 semiconductor and systems companies, aligning advanced design solutions with increasingly complex silicon and system requirements. Earlier, he served as Worldwide Vice President at Extreme Design Automation, building and scaling global enterprise sales organizations.

Known for operating at the intersection of deep technical expertise and commercial execution, Sanjay has a track record of building high-performing teams, closing complex, high-value deals, and expanding market presence in highly competitive environments. He also serves as a board member and advisor to multiple technology companies across the San Francisco Bay Area and Austin, Texas.

Sanjay holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and electrical engineering from Santa Clara University.

Uzi Baruch

Chief Strategy Officer

Uzi Baruch is Chief Strategy Officer at proteanTecs. He leads corporate strategy and business development, drives the partner ecosystem and channel expansion, and aligns product roadmap, brand, and marketing to support the company’s growth objectives.

Before joining proteanTecs, Uzi was Vice President of R&D at Optimal+ where he built the company’s big data offerings to modernize manufacturing with a data‑centric approach. He previously served as Vice President of R&D in the Enterprise Group at NICE.

Uzi holds a B.A. in Computer Science and Business Administration from the Open University.

Eran Ben Horin

Chief Financial Officer

 Eran Ben Horin is Chief Financial Officer at proteanTecs overseeing financial planning (FP&A), managing global fiscal operations and capital structure, and leading investor relations.

Prior to joining proteanTecs, Eran served as CFO at Atera and Localize and before that, practiced Corporate Valuation at PwC and was a lecturer at the Hebrew University (HUJI). He is the author of The Handbook of Corporate Valuation, delivering a practical approach to an essential aspect of how business is conducted today. Eran also established "CFO Desk" - a knowledge hub and community for the Israeli high-tech finance scene.

Eran holds a BA in Economics & Accounting, and an M.Sc in Finance, both from Tel Aviv University. 

Zehavit Goren

Chief People Officer

Prior to joining proteanTecs in 2018, Zehavit held positions as Regional Talent Management Manager at Marvell, and HR Director at Syneron Medical.

Zehavit holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Haifa University and a Master’s degree in Organizational Consulting from the College of Management. Zehavit is also certified in Group Leadership. 

Alex Burlak

EVP Engineering & Customer Success