Galit Shaham
Head of Data Science at Clalit Innovation, Israel
Galit is the Head of Data Science at Clalit Innovation, the research and innovation division of Clalit Health Services. Clalit is the largest HMO in Israel, caring for 52% of Israel’s population. Galit is in charge of utilizing Clalit's big data to create Artificial Intelligence products and perform cutting-edge research that improves patients’ health. Galit has been a data scientist in the healthtech industry for over a decade, leveraging her background as a software developer and her academic experience in research and statistics. Previously, she was a Data Scientist with Elminda, a brain-tech company developing an electro-physiology based functional brain mapping, imaging and monitoring technology. Galit holds a B.Sc in Statistics and a B.A in Psychology from Tel Aviv University and a M.A and Ph.D in Neuroscience from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.