Team

  • Arnold J. Goldman

    Chairman Emeritus & Founder, BrightSource Energy, Inc.

    Arnold J. Goldman is the Founder of both BrightSource Energy Inc. and BrightSource Industries (Israel), Ltd. (BSII). He is the Chairman Emeritus of BrightSource Energy Inc. and Chairman of BSII. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from UCLA and a MSEE from the University of Southern California. Mr. Goldman was the founder of Luz International, Ltd. and served as its CEO. Luz International, Ltd. designed, constructed, financed, and operated the world’s nine largest Solar Electric Generating Systems (SEGS) which, at the time, generated 90 percent of the world’s solar electricity. Mr. Goldman also co-founded Electric Fuel Ltd., an electric battery/fuel cell company listed today as Aerotech on the NASDAQ. He was the VP of Engineering and co-founder of Lexitron, the first word processing company in the US. Lexitron was bought by Raytheon in 1977. Mr. Goldman is the recipient of two international awards for his contribution to solar energy development. He holds numerous patents for his inventions and innovations.

  • Israel Kroizer

    EVP of Engineering, R&D and Product Supply, BrightSource Energy, and President of BrightSource Industries (Israel) Ltd.

    Israel Kroizer is Executive Vice President of Engineering, R&D and Product Supply for BrightSource Energy, and President of BrightSource Industries (Israel) Ltd. He holds a B.Sc and an M.Sc in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in energy, from the Technion in Haifa, Israel. As the Senior Vice President of Luz International Ltd. and the President and CEO of Luz Industries (Israel) Ltd., he was responsible for the original Luz International thermal design and for the management of more than 500 R&D staff. Between 1994 and 2006, he was the owner of Israel Kroizer Ltd., which developed energy and water projects for municipalities, major industrial clients, and banks. Mr. Kroizer is a world-renowned expert in power generation technology.

  • Yoel Gilon

    Senior Vice President

    Yoel Gilon is the Senior Vice President in charge of solar central receiver tower R&D and performance models. He has a B.S. in Mathematics and Physics and an M.Sc in Mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He also has a B.A. in Fine Arts from the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem. He served as the Vice President of System Engineering Development for the original Luz Company.

    Mr. Gilon was also the former Project Development Manager at Ormat Industries, Ltd, a vice president at Electric Fuel Corp, and a consultant for companies such as Solel, Flagsol and Ormat.

  • Jose Barak

    Vice President of Projects

    Jose Barak is the Vice President of Projects for BrightSource Industries Israel.  Mr. Barak is responsible for the organization of projects execution and a liaison between the technology, engineering and project development teams. Mr. Barak’s experience in solar thermal energy dates to the 1980’s, when he was a Project Manager for Luz International, responsible for the development of the thermal cycle. Mr. Barak has also served as the General Manager of a well known engineering company in Israel and a consultant for international power and infrastructure projects. Mr. Barak received an MS Thermoenergetical Engineering degree from the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, Romania.

  • Gabriel Kaufman

    Vice President of Receiver Development Management

    Gabriel Kaufman is the Vice President of Receiver Development Management for BrightSource Industries Israel. Mr. Kaufman’s specialization is in the design and engineering of water and power systems. Mr. Kaufman served as a Project Engineer at Luz International, where he was responsible for the development of the solar receiver. Mr. Kaufman also served as a Project Engineer at Electric Fuel Corp, and a Construction Manager for the greater Tel-Aviv area sewage treatment plant and the Israel National Water Carrier water filtration treatment facility. Mr. Kaufman graduated the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technion University (Haifa).

  • Shmuel Huss

    Vice President, Design and Production Engineering

    Shmuel Huss is the vice president in charge of Design and Production Engineering. He received his B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of New York. He was the Deputy Vice President for the Mechanical Engineering and Production Division for the original Luz Company, managing 165 employees from R&D to production. Since then, he established and managed two hi-tech start-up companies. Mazrek Ltd. was formed to develop an electronic fuel injection system. Identa Ltd. develops drug detection field kits. Mr. Huss has received awards for his work in the solar energy industry.