| Eyal Hertzog has three passions: technology, psychology, and music. The serial entrepreneur has combined all three to create Metacafe, a place where artists create, consumers interact on a social and emotional level, and technology makes it all possible. Prior to co-founding Metacafe, where he drives product innovation and content strategy, Mr. Hertzog co-founded Contact Networks in 1998, one of the first interpersonal, professional online networks. At Contact Networks, he was responsible for overall product, and managed strategic relationships with Nokia, GemPlus, Comverse and other large partners. Mr. Hertzog got his start in the technology industry in the Israeli military, where he served four years as an IT department manager for the Intelligence Core. After leaving the military in 1997, he joined the startup Class Data Systems as an application marketing engineer. The company was later sold to Cisco for $50 million, and Mr. Hertzog invested his windfall from the deal into his first startup, Contact Networks. In the rare break from spending long hours honing Metacafe’s product strategy, meeting with partners and investors, or thinking about Metacafe’s vision to become the highest-quality video destination site on the Internet, Mr. Hertzog plays in two bands. The accomplished musician plays bass guitarist for Israeli rock band, as well as Live Covers, which plays worldwide and has appeared on international television. He also studies psychology and practices windsurfing and snowboarding. |  |
