Boaz Chen is the Director of DemOS, an innovative operating system for democratic communities of any size, that integrate public engagement as part of the board decision-making process. Using DemOS every community can gradually open its process, at its own pace, building trust while balancing between the desire to share and the need to operate efficiently.

Boaz was a consultant for the Israeli Government Internet Committee (1998), acted as a member of the e- government initiative board, and personally led its biggest projects.

He co-founder and managed Netwise and grew it to be the largest Internet and mobile systems integrator in Israel. In addition to his role as CEO, he continued to serve as strategic consultant, leading innovative award-wining projects for his clients. He recently sold the company to focus on DemOs. Boaz was lecturer on the MBA program at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, served on boards and advisory committees for several start-ups and is an executive in the Israeli chapter of YPO.