Gila holds a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in Chemistry from Ben Gurion University, a Ph.D in Biophysics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and post-doctoral project at the Weizmann Institute.
Gila worked as a patent attorney in one of the largest patent firms in Israel and in an Israeli boutique patent firm, accumulating over 15 years of experience in intellectual property affairs Gila is also a managing partner in Richter & Shimoni.