Mr. Eytan Stibbe
Founding Partner and Steering Committee Member of Tamar Golan Africa Center
Member of Ben-Gurion University’s Board of Governors
Eytan Stibbe is a pioneer in the field of IMPACT investing. After serving as a pilot in the Israeli Air Force, Mr. Stibbe worked for Israel Aerospace Industries as a consultant on the IAI Lavi initiative. In 1985, he founded a company that built and managed infrastructure projects in developing countries. Mr. Stibbe was primarily responsible for the firm’s financing apparatus and for ensuring international cooperation. The company’s enterprises included farms, agricultural processing plants, youth villages, and airports.
In 2010, Mr. Stibbe founded the Vital Capital Fund, which aims to improve the personal, economic, and social welfare of underprivileged communities, primarily in Africa. The fund conducts socially conscious investing while keeping to ESG criteria. Through the fund’s projects, millions of people have gained access to vital services, such as clean drinking water, electricity, and healthcare.
Eytan Stibbe is currently a member of the World Economic Forum and the Bridges Israel Strategic Advisory Board as well as a founding partner of the Anatta Foundation.
In 2022, Mr. Stibbe is scheduled to take part in the Rakia mission to space. He will fly to the International Space Station with a private crew on behalf of the Ramon Foundation, of which he is also a founding partner. As part of the mission, Stibbe will carry out a variety of educational and scientific experiments.