Arkady Volozh

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yurievich and the family name is Volozh.
Arkady Volozh
Аркадий Волож
Volozh in 2018
Born (1964-02-11) 11 February 1964 (age 60)
Guryev, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Atyrau, Kazakhstan)
CitizenshipRussian, Maltese, Israeli
Alma materGubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forPrincipal founder and former CEO of Yandex
SpouseMarried
Children6

Arkady Yuryevich Volozh (Russian: Аркадий Юрьевич Волож; born 11 February 1964) is a Russian billionaire oligarch[1][2][3][4] and businessman,[5] technology entrepreneur, computer scientist, investor and philanthropist. He pioneered the development of search and navigation technology as well as intelligent products and services powered by machine learning. Volozh co-founded several IT enterprises, including CompTek, Arkadia, InfiNet and Yandex.

In June 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, sanctions were imposed against Volozh and he then stepped down from all his positions in Yandex and left the company.[5] In March 2024, Volozh was removed from the EU sanctions list after the holding company that he leads, Nebius Group, sold its interest in Yandex.[6] Volozh has lived in Tel Aviv with his family since 2014.

  1. ^ Hogg, Ryan. "Russian tech billionaire wants sanctions lifted after he criticized Ukraine invasion, report says". Business Insider. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ Goodyear, Sheena. "Judge says squatters can stay in Russian oligarch's Amsterdam mansion". www.cbc.ca.
  3. ^ Starobin, Paul. "Is Russia's Largest Tech Company Too Big to Fail?". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 22 July 2024. In short, he's the opposite of the stereotypically boastful, political knife-fighting Russian oligarch.
  4. ^ Jankowicz, Mia. "Squatters who took over a sanctioned Russian oligarch's mansion are told by judge they can stay". Business Insider. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b "The Internet Pioneer Brought Low as Kremlin Ally by EU Sanctions". Bloomberg.com. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ^ Meaker, Morgan. "Europe Lifts Sanctions on Yandex Cofounder Arkady Volozh". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 16 March 2024.