Mr. Yossi Katribas has been the Senior Deputy Director General of the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office since 2012 till August 2017. Since his retirement, he is the sole owner and CEO of Yoka Global Consulting Ltd.
Yoka Global is advising to leading companies in the domains of Defense, Cyber Security, A.I, Smart mobility etc.
Mr. Katribas was born in Tel Aviv in 1965. He enlisted in the Israeli Defense Forces in 1984 and began a successful army career, where he held various positions in the Military Intelligence. He retired from the IDF at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Prior to joining the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr. Katribas worked for several years in the private and finance sectors, as well as in senior technology positions, as part of Elbit Systems corporate headquarters.
Yossi has an extensive defense and security experience and he is thoroughly familiar with the Cyber field in both its security and civilian aspects.
As Senior Deputy Director General in Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office, Mr. Katribas has led a series of large-scale national projects, including the establishment of the “Digital Israel” National Initiative, the relocation of army bases to southern Israel and many more complex national projects. The government CIO and the Digital Israel Agency, were under his responsibility in the Prime Minister’s Office.
Yossi was responsible in the Israeli PM Office for enhancing the relationships with Japan, including preparing the cabinet resolution on Strengthening the economic ties and cooperation with Japan that was approved by the Israeli government before the visit of PM Abe to Israel on January 2015. He was also responsible for the signing of the investment agreement between the two countries between many other things.
Yossi participated in the G20 Digital Economy Task Force in Japan, as a Special Advisor to the Embassy of Israel on Digital Affairs.
Yossi holds a BA in Middle East Studies from Tel Aviv University and a Master’s Degree in Political Science and National Security Studies from Haifa University. He also graduated of the National Defense College and attended Harvard University‘s Senior Executives in State and Local Government program.
Yossi is the Vice Chairman of Maccabi World Union (https://www.maccabi.org/) and a Board member of Keren Kayemet Le’Israel- KKL (https://www.kkl-jnf.org/).