Jacob "Kobi" Alexander is an Israeli-American businessman. He is the founder and the former CEO of New York-based Comverse Technology. In 2006, he was charged with multiple counts of fraud and related offenses pertaining to irregularities in trading of Comverse stock; he subsequently fled to Namibia, a nation which has no extradition treaty with the US. Alexander founded Comverse Technology in 1982 and built it up from a 3-person Israeli startup to employing over 5,000, becoming the leading provider of software and systems for telecommunication companies worldwide. Comverse?s success led to its inclusion in the NASDAQ 100 and S&P 500 indices. 

May 4th, 1952 in Kfar Saba (Age 72)