Kfir Godrich

Kfir L Godrich is the Founder of mAIndfulness – a Think Tank focused on the intersection of AI elements in fintech, infrastructure and ideation. Till lately, Kfir served as Managing Director and Chief Innovation Officer for BlackRock. He was responsible for driving firm's innovation agenda, connection with the broad financial and technology ecosystems, including partnerships and ventures that accelerate growth. At BlackRock, he was responsible over the last 12 years for Technology, Information Security, Enterprise Services, Aladdin Data, and AI Labs. He also served as a member of BlackRock's Global Operating Committee.
Prior to that, Kfir served as CTO for Hewlett Packard Co. (HP) Technology Services, where he was responsible for road-mapping technology for company's Consulting and Support business units, as well as Advisory Board for HP Labs. His international experience lays in complex systems. Over the years Kfir's work spanned chronologically from C4ISR to Data Centers, Alternative Energy, Fintech, Cyber, Data and Analytics and ML/AI. He received National Security awards, has been recognized as AI Pioneer at the United Nations, World Top 100 people in AI, and has a rich portfolio of technology IP. Kfir began his career in the IAF after completing Electrical and Computer Engineering studies at Ben Gurion University.