About

Ilan Ben Dov was born in 1957 in the Yad Eliyahu neighborhood of Tel Aviv. His father was responsible for creating the Rehabilitation Division within Israel’s Ministry of Defense. According to Ben Dov, this is where he acquired his staunch sense of responsibility for orphans, widows, the IDF, and vulnerable people.

From a very young age, Ben Dov worked to support himself. Among his many jobs, he sold sabras fruit, operated arcade games in swimming pools, and did carpentry work. He served as a commander in the Israeli Air Force and simultaneously opened a business to sell automobile accessories; at night, he worked as a DJ. After his military service, Ben Dov enrolled in Tel Aviv University. He completed one year of studies before deciding to branch out on his own.

Ilan Ben Dov is involved in many aspects of the Israeli economy, including real estate and communications. He founded Suny Electronics which brought Motorola devices to Israel, is the owner of Ben Dov Holdings (investment and bonds), and the founder of User Trend (the parent company of Netcraft Company). His Ben Dov A. Investments maintains residential and commercial buildings in Tel Aviv and Eilat.