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Arye Kohavi (born 24 June 1967) is an Israeli entrepreneur and innovator, the CEO and co-founder of 2D Generation Ltd., which develops graphene-based technologies for the semiconductor industry. Arye previously founded and was Co-CEO of Watergen, which develops water and air systems and dehumidification technologies.

Married with four kids, he lives in Neve Monosson, Israel. ^{[citation needed]}

Early life and education

Kohavi holds an MBA and a BA in economics and accounting from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and served in the IDF as a combat reconnaissance company commander.

Business career

Kohavi founded and was chairman of Composita, a novel E-learning software developer. He also served as an independent mergers and acquisitions manager, chairman and director in top-end Israeli companies, and as co-CEO at Meitav Corporate Finance, one of Israel's leading investment houses.

Kohavi, an Israeli Special Forces officer, began working on a drinking water solution in 2008 after observing the logistics challenges Israeli forces had during the Israeli-Lebanon conflict two years earlier. After several days, most of the convoys were shot up, so the soldier on the front line was out of water. The idea was to provide independence for the troops on the field with a 120-pound system on the vehicle that extracts water from ambient air and is capable of creating 12.6 U.S. gal (48 L) in 24 hours at 75 °F (24 °C) and 55 percent humidity.

In June 2009 Kohavi founded Water-Gen (Watergen) a company that designs solutions for supplying water. Water-Gen solutions for the defense sector include: atmospheric water generation (drinking water-from-air), treatment of air conditioning run-off water, and battery-operated mobile water purification units.^[1] The company has been selling its products to customers such as the US Army, UK Army, Israel Defense Forces, French Army, and civilian applications such as home-appliance water generator.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Awards

Arye Kohavi has been chosen as one of the world's 100 Leading Global Thinkers, and one of the world's top innovators of 2014 by Foreign Policy magazine.^[5]
Water-Gen was chosen as one of the "Nine Greatest Israeli Inventions of All Times" by the Israeli Ministry of Economy, and Ynet readers.^[6]
Water-Gen's Genny was chosen as one of the world's 100 Best Inventions of year 2019, by Time magazine.^[7]
Arye Kohavi was listed as one of the "Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life, 2018", by the Algemeiner Journal.^[8]

External links

"Liquid asset: The Israeli startup that turns air into water". Haaretz. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

References

^ Rajao, Giovanna; Schwartz, Michael (24 April 2014). "This machine makes drinking water from thin air". CNN. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
^ "Six rules every innovative company should follow". Virgin. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
^ "This Gadget Makes Gallons of Drinking Water Out of Air". Time. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
^ "This machine makes drinking water from thin air". MyFox8. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
^ "The Leading Global Thinkers of 2014". A World Disrupted. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
^ "בואו לבחור את ההמצאה של המדינה - הגמר הגדול". www.economy.gov.il. Archived from the original on 2018-04-05.
^ "Water, Out of Thin Air".Time.
^ "The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life, 2018". Algemeiner Journal. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

[1] Rajao, Giovanna; Schwartz, Michael (24 April 2014). "This machine makes drinking water from thin air". CNN. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

[2] "Six rules every innovative company should follow". Virgin. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

[3] "This Gadget Makes Gallons of Drinking Water Out of Air". Time. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

[4] "This machine makes drinking water from thin air". MyFox8. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

[5] "The Leading Global Thinkers of 2014". A World Disrupted. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

[6] "בואו לבחור את ההמצאה של המדינה - הגמר הגדול". www.economy.gov.il. Archived from the original on 2018-04-05.

[7] "Water, Out of Thin Air".Time.

[8] "The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life, 2018". Algemeiner Journal. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

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-'''Arye Kohavi''' (born 24 June 1967) is an Israeli entrepreneur and innovator. He is the founder, president & Co-CEO of [[Water-Gen]], which develops water and air dehumidification technologies.
+'''Arye Kohavi''' (born 24 June 1967) is an Israeli entrepreneur and innovator, the [[CEO]] and co-founder of 2D Generation Ltd., which develops [[graphene]]-based technologies for the semiconductor industry. Arye previously founded and was Co-CEO of [[Watergen]], which develops water and air systems and dehumidification technologies.
-Married with four kids, lives in Newe Monosson, Israel.
+Married with four kids, he lives in [[Neve Monosson, Israel]]. {{cite needed|date=January 2024}}
 ==Early life and education==
-Kohavi holds an MBA and a BA in Economics and Accounting from the [[Hebrew University in Jerusalem]], and served in the [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] as a Combat Reconnaissance Company commander.
+Kohavi holds an MBA and a BA in economics and accounting from the [[Hebrew University in Jerusalem]], and served in the [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] as a combat [[reconnaissance]] company commander.
 ==Business career==
-Before founding Water-Gen, Kohavi has been the Founder & Chairman of [[Composita]], a novel E-learning software developer. Kohavi also served as an Independent M&A Manager, Chairman and Director in top-end Israeli companies, and as Co-CEO at Meitav Corporate Finance, one of Israel leading investment houses.
+Kohavi founded and was chairman of Composita, a novel E-learning software developer. He also served as an independent [[mergers and acquisitions]] manager, chairman and director in top-end Israeli companies, and as co-CEO at [[Meitav Corporate Finance]], one of Israel's leading investment houses.
-Kohavi, an Israeli Special Forces officer, began working on drinking water [[solution]] in 2008 after observing the logistics challenges Israeli forces had during the Israeli-Lebanon conflict two years earlier. After several days, most of the convoys were shot up, so the soldier on the front line was out of water. The idea was to provide independency for the troops on the field an embedded 120-pound system on the vehicle extracts water from ambient air and is capable of creating 12.6 gallons in 24 hours at 75 degrees Fahrenheit and 55 percent humidity.
+Kohavi, an [[Israeli Special Forces]] officer, began working on a drinking water solution in 2008 after observing the logistics challenges Israeli forces had during the Israeli-Lebanon conflict two years earlier. After several days, most of the convoys were shot up, so the soldier on the front line was out of water. The idea was to provide independence for the troops on the field with a 120-pound system on the vehicle that extracts water from ambient air and is capable of creating {{cvt|12.6|USgal|liters}} in 24 hours at {{cvt|75|°F|°C}} and 55 percent humidity.
-On June 2009 Kohavi founded Water-Gen a company that design [[solution]]s for supplying water.
+In June 2009 Kohavi founded [[Water-Gen]] (Watergen) a company that designs solutions for supplying water.
-Water-Gen [[solution]]s for the defense sector include: atmospheric water generation (drinking water-from-air), treatment of air conditioning run-off water, and battery-operated mobile water purification units. The company has been selling its products to customers such as the US Army, UK Army, Israel Defense Forces, French Army, and civilian applications such as home-appliance water generator.{{cn|date=August 2018}}
+Water-Gen solutions for the defense sector include: atmospheric water generation (drinking water-from-air), treatment of air conditioning run-off water, and battery-operated mobile water purification units.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Rajao | first1=Giovanna | last2=Schwartz | first2=Michael | title=This machine makes drinking water from thin air | website=CNN | date=24 April 2014 | url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/04/24/tech/innovation/machine-makes-drinking-water-from-air/index.html | access-date=14 August 2019}}</ref> The company has been selling its products to customers such as the US Army, UK Army, Israel Defense Forces, French Army, and civilian applications such as home-appliance water generator.<ref>{{cite web | title=Six rules every innovative company should follow | website=Virgin | date=30 April 2014 | url=https://www.virgin.com/disruptors/six-rules-every-innovative-company-should-follow | access-date=14 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | title=This Gadget Makes Gallons of Drinking Water Out of Air | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | url=https://time.com/75612/atmospheric-water-generator-watergen/ | access-date=14 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=This machine makes drinking water from thin air| website=MyFox8 | date=24 April 2014 | url=https://myfox8.com/2014/04/24/this-machine-makes-drinking-water-from-thin-air/ | access-date=14 August 2019}}</ref>
-Atmospheric water generation can also be regarded as air dehumidification. This field includes common home appliances such as air dehumidifiers, equipment for dry storage, air conditioners, and even laundry dryers, launched in cooperating with global manufacturers.
 ==Awards==
-* Arye Kohavi, Founder, President and Co-CEO, Water-Gen has been chosen as one of the world's 100 Leading Global Thinkers, and one of the world's top innovators of 2014 by Foreign Policy Magazine.<ref>http://globalthinkers.foreignpolicy.com/#innovators/detail/kohavi</ref>
+*Arye Kohavi has been chosen as one of the world's 100 Leading Global Thinkers, and one of the world's top innovators of 2014 by ''[[Foreign Policy]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Leading Global Thinkers of 2014 | website=A World Disrupted | url=https://globalthinkers.foreignpolicy.com/#innovators/detail/kohavi | access-date=14 August 2019}}</ref>
-*April 2018 - Water-Gen, founded by Arye, was chosen as one of the "Nine Greatest Israeli Inventions of All Times" by the Israeli Ministry Economy and Industry, and Ynet readers. [http://www.economy.gov.il/MadeInIsreal/Documents/quest-IsraeliInventions.html]
+*Water-Gen was chosen as one of the "Nine Greatest Israeli Inventions of All Times" by the Israeli [[Ministry of Economy (Israel)|Ministry of Economy]], and [[Ynet]] readers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.economy.gov.il/MadeInIsreal/Documents/quest-IsraeliInventions.html |title=בואו לבחור את ההמצאה של המדינה - הגמר הגדול |website=www.economy.gov.il |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405022756/http://www.economy.gov.il/MadeInIsreal/Documents/quest-IsraeliInventions.html |archive-date=2018-04-05}} </ref>
+*Water-Gen's Genny was chosen as one of the world's 100 Best Inventions of year 2019, by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine.<ref>[https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2019/5733127/watergen-genny/ "Water, Out of Thin Air"].''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''.</ref>
-*September 2018 - Arye was honored to be listed as one of the "Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life, 2018", of the Algemainer. [https://www.algemeiner.com/the-top-100-people-positively-influencing-jewish-life-2018/]
+*Arye Kohavi was listed as one of the "Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life, 2018", by the ''[[Algemeiner Journal]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life, 2018 | website=[[Algemeiner Journal]] | date=14 September 2018 | url=https://www.algemeiner.com/the-top-100-people-positively-influencing-jewish-life-2018/ | access-date=14 August 2019}}</ref>
 == External links ==
+*{{cite web | title=Liquid asset: The Israeli startup that turns air into water | website=[[Haaretz]]| date=2 January 2015 | url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/.premium-israeli-startup-turns-air-into-water-1.5355400 | access-date=14 August 2019}}
-* [http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/24/tech/innovation/machine-makes-drinking-water-from-air/index.html This machine makes drinking water from thin air]
-* [http://www.virgin.com/disruptors/six-rules-every-innovative-company-should-follow Six rules every innovative company should follow]
-* [http://time.com/75612/atmospheric-water-generator-watergen/ This Gadget Makes Gallons of Drinking Water Out of Air]
-* [http://www.haaretz.com/business/.premium-1.634997 Liquid asset: The Israeli startup that turns air into water]
-* [http://www.wallstreetdaily.com/2012/03/06/video-water-from-desert-air/ Water-Gen Delivers Water From the Desert Air]
-* [http://myfox8.com/2014/04/24/this-machine-makes-drinking-water-from-thin-air/ This machine makes drinking water from thin air]
 ==References==