Yaron was the CEO of Medtronic Israel and a member of the Company`s Board of Directors. He joined Medtronic management early 2006 as Deputy Country Director – Sales, Market Access and Business Development. Under Yaron`s leadership, Medtronic Israel has redefined healthcare in Israel, leading Value Based Health Care programs and Digital Health with Payers and Governmental offices to maximize patient value by centering care around the patient measuring relevant health outcomes and its costs. Since joining Medtronic, Yaron has focused the company on leading Integrated Healthcare Solutions, partnership with MOH, Payers, Medical Centers and HMO’s, Partnerships that help healthcare providers balance access, cost, and high-quality. During the last 3.5 years, he engineered the acquisition of startup companies, with a value of $2B in Israel. In addition, he led the integration of Covidien Israel into Medtronic Israel (the largest medical technology acquisition in the history of the industry). He is the founder of the Israeli MedTech Association and acts as its CEO and the Chairman of the Board. He is a member of the Advisory Board of EyeControl, developers of a wearable personal communication device that gives a voice to locked-in patients. Yaron is a leading member of the top 25 High Tech leaders in Israel. Yaron is a Certified Public Accountant with an MBA from Heriot Watt University (Business Scholl in Edinburgh) and a Master’s in Law from the Bar Ilan University Faculty of Law.