Shani Mandel-Laufer

Chief Business Officer at LTX.io

Overview

Mandel-Laufer serves as Chief Business Officer at LTX.io[1], leading business strategy across go-to-market execution, ecosystem and enterprise partnerships, and commercial foundations for the company's generative AI technology[2]. Prior to this role, Mandel-Laufer held the position of VP BD & Partnerships at LTX.io[4] and spent approximately two years at Lightricks in strategic finance and business development capacities[5][6]. Mandel-Laufer's earlier career included four years at Israel's Ministry of Finance, serving as Head of Energy Sector in the Budget Division and as Housing Economist[7][8]. Mandel-Laufer holds a Master's degree in Financial Economics and a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem[11][12].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

I'm drawn to complexity, and to building the strategic and operational scaffolding that lets big ideas actually scale. At LTX, that means helping translate breakthrough generative AI technology into real business value across industries. As Chief Business Officer, I lead business strategy across go-to-market execution, ecosystem and enterprise partnerships, and the commercial foundations for bringing our technology to market. My path here wasn't a straight line into tech - it started in economic policy. Before LTX, I spent four years at Israel's Ministry of Finance, most recently as Head o…

Career history

  1. Chief Business OfficerJun 2026 to presentLTX.io
  2. VP BD & PartnershipsNov 2024 to presentLTX.io
  3. VP Strategy & Business DevelopmentApr 2024 to Nov 2024Lightricks
  4. Director of Strategic FinanceApr 2022 to May 2024Lightricks
  5. Head of Energy Sector - Budget DivisionDec 2020 to Apr 2022Israel Ministry of Finance - משרד האוצר
  6. Housing Economist - Budget DivisionFeb 2018 to Dec 2020Israel Ministry of Finance - משרד האוצר
  7. Teaching AssistantOct 2016 to Jun 2018The Hebrew University
  8. Governor's Research AssistantMar 2016 to Jan 2018בנק ישראל Bank of Israel

Education

  1. Master's degree, Financial Economics2016 - 2018The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  2. Bachelor's degree, PPE2013 - 2016The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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