Director, Growth & Partnerships @ Responsible for Facebook's mobile partnerships in APAC, India, LATAM and EMEA. Leading an International partnerships team focused on user growth & engagement, special projects and Internet.org From April 2011 to Present (4 years 7 months) Menlo Park, CaliforniaAdvisor @ From September 2012 to February 2013 (6 months) CaliforniaFounder & VP Business Development @ Acquired by Facebook - Grew user-base from launch to 30 million over 2 year period - Negotiated and signed cooperation with leading carriers including Airtel, TIM, Globe directly and through partnerships with VAS aggregators and VARs - Supervised and lead distribution and pre-installation deals with leading OEM/ODM including Nokia, Sony Ericsson, RIM, Huawei, Micromax - Achieved and managed partnerships with tier one content providers including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, AccuWeather, ESPN - Held a central role in the product management process from inception, defining the strategic direction to issuing day to day requirements documents, including market research and competitive analysis - Initiated partnerships and discussions with leading technological global influencers including Sun/Oracle, Qualcomm to strengthen our technology - Held a central role in raising two funding rounds from leading VCs Sequoia Capital and Carmel Ventures From September 2007 to May 2011 (3 years 9 months) Partner @ - Provided counseling and legal services related to intellectual property law, commercial law, corporate law, civil law, litigation, commercial and legal negotiation, mediation and dispute resolution - Represented knowledge centered and technology oriented companies at various stages of their life-cycle, from incorporation, through investment to daily operations - Experience in various markets & segments, including software development, telecommunication, biotech, medical devices, defence, fashion, industrial design - Appeared in front of Justice, District and Supreme court in Litigation cases From March 2004 to August 2007 (3 years 6 months) Intern @ From October 2002 to October 2003 (1 year 1 month) Business Development @ Acquired by Ness - Initiated technological partnerships with leading companies - Co-developed industry solutions for combating money-laundering (IMPA), law enforcement (DOD), military intelligence, financial compliance and various marketing solutions - Established and maintained VAR/SI relations with local and international partners - Managed regional sales to large organizations (financial institutions, government tenders, telecommunication companies, utilities and retail enterprises) From March 2001 to April 2002 (1 year 2 months) Business Development @ Acquired by Expand Networks Focusing on the telecommunication and service providers markets, I leveraged the company’s existing network and assisted in expanding it, to enter the emerging market of centralized storage over arbitrary TCP/IP wide-area networks I concentrated market intelligence and identified future trends, from which the company’s business plan was consisted. As part of my responsibilities, was the establishment of the marketing framework, including development of distribution channels (VAR/SI) From February 2000 to February 2001 (1 year 1 month) Business Development @ Acquired by Comverse - Conducted large-scale market research and analysis of regions and sectors - Identified, pursued and signed strategic go-to-market alliances with customers and partners - Held negotiation meetings, in-house and abroad with large professional legal and technical teams including one-to-many marketing presentations. - Developed product sales strategies & managed resources to maximize account profitability - Maintained ongoing relationships with customers From February 1999 to January 2000 (1 year) Security @ From August 1997 to February 1999 (1 year 7 months) Airborne Unit, Paratroopers Brigade @ From 1992 to 1995 (3 years)

Authorized Mediator, Law @ The David Rotlevi National Mediation Institute of The Israel Bar From 2006 to 2006 LLM, Commercial Law @ Tel Aviv University From 2004 to 2006 LLB, BA, Law, Business Management @ IDC Herzliya From 1998 to 2002 Lior Tal is skilled in: Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Mobile Devices, Product Management, Mobile Applications, Entrepreneur, Business Development, Product Marketing, Competitive Analysis, Cloud Computing, New Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Business Strategy