Partner
David Wiessman
Partner, Gefen Capital
- Firm
- Gefen Capital
- Title
- Partner
- Role
- Partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 21 September 2026
About
David Wiessman is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who owns numerous businesses in Israel and the US, including Sonol, one of the leading oil companies and convenience store operators in Israel. Mr. Wiessman was previously the President & CEO of Alon Israel, a retail, oil and real estate conglomerate that he founded and under his leadership reached $12B of revenue. Mr. Wiessman effectively started Alon Israel and built it over twenty years into the largest retail company in Israel. Mr. Wiessman successfully led Alon Israel into the United States with the purchase of all of the downstream assets of TotalFina, forming Alon USA Energy, a company that merged with Delek US to form a $2.8 billion company traded on the NYSE. Mr. Wiessman, who is a veteran of the Israeli Air Force, won the Israeli Globes ‘Man of the Year’ award in 2005 and the Ernest & Young Entrepreneur of the Year regional award in 2007.
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