Arkady Volozh | |
|---|---|
Аркадий Волож | |
 Volozh in 2018 | |
| Born | 11 February 1964 |
| Citizenship | Russian, Maltese, Israeli |
| Alma mater | Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Principal founder and former CEO of Yandex |
| Spouse | Married |
| Children | 6 |
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. Yandex is one of Europe's largest Internet companies, operating Russia's most popular search engine. Yandex is listed in NASDAQ, and was traded at over 30 billion dollars in November 2021.
In June 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and followed sanctions imposed against him, Volozh stepped down from all his positions in Yandex and left the company.[5] In March 2024, Volozh was removed from the EU sanctions list.[6] Volozh has lived in Tel Aviv with his family since 2014.
- ^ Hogg, Ryan. "Russian tech billionaire wants sanctions lifted after he criticized Ukraine invasion, report says". Business Insider. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/russian-oligarch-mansion-squatters-1.6660747.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "The Internet Pioneer Brought Low as Kremlin Ally by EU Sanctions". Bloomberg.com. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ Meaker, Morgan. "Europe Lifts Sanctions on Yandex Cofounder Arkady Volozh". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 16 March 2024.