Dr. Ariel Kor

Dr. Ariel Kor is a “reformed” fund manager. Ariel is a psychologist, social entrepreneur, researcher and a philanthropist. Israel-born and Singapore-bred, Ariel spent over a decade of his financial career as the Executive Director of Sampoerna Capital, an Asian multi-billion-dollar private investment fund. Over the past years, Ariel has transitioned into the world of psychology, earning a PhD in clinical psychology from Columbia University, with a focus on addiction. Ariel currently serves as the Founder & Chairman of the Israel Center on Addiction (ICA) and as an Adj. Assistant Professor at the Yale University School of Medicine.

He was formerly a board member of the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Company, Harel Insurance Group (HARL:TA), and Singapore’s Hour Glass (HG:SP). Ariel commenced his career at Lehman Brothers at the Investment Banking division, and spent multiple years in investment banking, private equity and venture capital. He attained his BA as well as MA from Oxford University.

He serves as a board member of Maytiv at IDC, Matan (United Way, Israel), as well as the Jewish Funders Network (JFN). He received an honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan University and is an Honorary Fellow of IDC.

Ariel is married with five children.