About Elan Jaglom


Elan Jaglom, of Switzerland, has chaired many high-tech companies and managed private investments throughout the course of his career. Specializing in digital print, he has chaired Object, a three-dimentional digital printing company, since 2001. The company, located in Israel, is an international leader in its industry, and Elan Jaglom was one of its first investors. The corporation offers materials and printing systems globally that help customers reduce cost and quicken processing time.

The thin-layer, high-resolution, and 60 available materials combine to provide realistic 3D prototypes and parts for almost any industry or application. The products are used by leading companies around the world, including in the automotive, defense, education, and consumer products industries. The products also are utilized by the consumer goods, dental, architecture, sporting goods, and toy industries. The company has offices throughout the world, in China, Japan, Mexico, Europe, and the U.S.

Before his time with Object, he was executive director of Idanit Technologies Ltd, innovators of wide format digital printing, founded in 1996. The high-speed, large format printer with a 300 dpi resolution is a four-color process device. The product is perfect for banners of all sizes. Some of their products include bus sides, taxicab trucks and tops, and pole banners. The company also offers customized applications for its clients.  The company later merged with Scitex Corporation, which was then acquired by Hewlett Packard.

A higher education advocate, Elan Jaglom facilitates grant programs and financial aid for students who served the Israel Defense Forces. He is a member of an international advisory board of Ben-Gurion University School of Management, which in 2003 launched the first full-time MBA program of its type in Israel.  Key experts in the field extensively participate in the program and help students finding jobs post-graduation. Only the highest quality students are admitted into the program, scoring high on the GMAT and exhibiting excellent service in the IDF. Financial scholarships are granted to the students that participate in the program in return for full attendance. The program is based on the Columbia Business School and BGU lectures.

Elan Jagom sat on the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Board of Governors, helping the institution achieve higher academic success and positively impacting the lives of Negev residents. This leading university for Israeli graduate students was established in 1969 and aims to bring development to the desert area that comprises 60 percent of Israel. The campus, known for its research and teaching is attended by more than 19,000 students who study humanities and the natural, health, social, and engineering sciences. The campus hosts major research institutions such as the Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism. Jaglom graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with degrees in statistics and economics in 1964. He then graduated from the New York University with an MBA in 1968.

Mr. Jaglom and his family are art patrons, collecting international artwork and displaying it in the Tel Aviv Museum's prestigious impressionist collections. The trustee of the museum also sits on the global board of Israel's Diaspora Museum, assisting in its renewal efforts. In his leisure time, the Multiple Sclerosis Society donor enjoys flying aircraft. He also has an American and European skipper license and he derives much pleasure from sailing.
Residence:    Switzerland

Alma mater:  Statistics and Economics, 1964
                      The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

                      MBA, 1968
                      New York University

Occupation:  Chairman, Objet Geometries Ltd.                       
                     2001 – Present                     
  
                     Executive Director, Idanit Technologies
                     1996 - 2001

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