Isabel Maxwell

Isabel Sylvia Margaret Maxwell is a French-born business executive and entrepreneur known for co-founding Magellan, an early internet search engine later acquired by Excite.

Isabel Sylvia Margaret Maxwell (born 16 August 1950) is a French-born business executive and entrepreneur known for co-founding Magellan, an early internet search engine later acquired by Excite. She has held leadership roles at Commtouch (later CYREN) and has been involved with nonprofit and social entrepreneurship initiatives in Israel. She is a daughter of media executive Robert Maxwell and the twin sister of Christine Maxwell.

Early life

Isabel Maxwell was born on 16 August 1950 in Maisons-Laffitte, France. Available biographical sources identify her as French-born and later active in British-American business and technology circles.

Business career

Maxwell is best known for co-founding Magellan, one of the early internet search engines. She later served as president of Commtouch, an Israeli internet company that became CYREN. She has been identified as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.

Nonprofit and social entrepreneurship work

Maxwell has served as a director of the Israel Venture Network and helped build its Social Entrepreneur program in Israel from 2004 to 2010. Sources also describe broader philanthropic and advisory work.

Family background

Isabel Maxwell is the daughter of media executive Robert Maxwell. She is the twin sister of Christine Maxwell and also a sibling of Ghislaine Maxwell.