Erez Ben–Ari

Who is Erez Ben–Ari?

Erez Ben–Ari is an influential journalist, author and technologist. He also wrote, produced and hosted TV and Radio programs and formed several non-profit organizations and operations.

Ben-Ari started his career as an independent writer in Israel, founding PCPhobia, the very first self-help website in Hebrew. Shortly after, he joined the technology section of Maariv, focusing initially on computer-related subjects, and later on writing in other sections as well. Later on, he wrote for almost all major Israeli newspapers and online portals including Yedioth, Walla, Calcalist and most recently Mako. Ben-Ari gained national fame for his analysis of the Israeli information technology and Information-Security market which have been published widely in the printed and broadcast media, as well as for his active role as the co-founder and spokesman for the Israeli chapter of Mensa. One of the key factors in his success was experience gained working for some of the leading hi-tech companies in the world, like Intel and Microsoft.

Currently, Ben-Ari lives in Seattle, Washington, and writes for JTNews, a bi-monthly newspaper dedicated to Seattle's Jewish community and TechFlash, Seattle's technology news source. He also published multiple books about UAG and other Microsoft Remote-access products and technologies.