Eli Rabek

Eli is the Partnerships Director at YouNoodle, a role which pairs him with universities, companies and organizations around the world in the development of business plan competitions and innovation challenges. His favorite days are those spent helping organizations support their entrepreneurs by designing programs that provide tools and resources for their growth.

Before YouNoodle, Eli worked in Madrid and later in San Francisco for Opinno, a global network of innovation centers located in the main technology hubs around the world. While at Opinno, Eli collaborated with M.I.T.'s Technology Review magazine to host the TR35 Young Innovators Awards in Spain and Latin America. On days when he wasn't all-consumed by the excitement of learning about amazingly innovative TR35 projects, Eli worked with Opinno's Open Innovation Strategy Group on consulting projects for large companies.

As an undergraduate, Eli served as Co-President of the Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students (BASES), where he helped launch two of the largest university business plan competitions in the United States, distributing $100,000 in awards to the top ventures. Eli graduated from Stanford University in 2009 with a B.S. in Management Science and Engineering.