Israeli venture capitalist flying high in China

Amir Gal-Or has been avoiding crashes his whole working life - either in the cockpit of a plane or making investment decisions in his office.

The 56-year-old former Israeli Air Force pilot won the first business license to run a foreign venture capital company in China in 2004 after 10 years working in the same field in Israel.

"Both of my choices were strongly opposed by my parents at first, to become a fighter pilot or to start my business in China, which in their opinion were too risky," Gal-Or said. "But my achievements in two careers, on the other hand, proves that I'm good at controlling risks."