Name: Ziv Rozenblum
Title: President and CEO
Company: Ekotrope Inc.
Location: One Broadway St., Cambridge, MA
Place of birth: Israel
Family: Wife and son
College: MIT
First job unrelated to your current field: System architect at Hewlett-Packard
First job in current field: Head of real estate product line at Archibus
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? We enable architects, builders and homeowners to make smart construction decisions that are both cost-effective and energy-efficient. Our goal is to make houses significantly more affordable to build, renovate and maintain
Hobbies: Hiking, reading and jogging
Favorite novel: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Favorite film: Forrest Gump
Keys to success: Focus on the things you can change. Don't waste time on things outside your circle of influence.
Person you most admire (outside of family): Shai Agassi, Israeli entrepreneur/founder of Better Place
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Basketball coach.