Principal founder, Nebius Group N.V.
Arkady Volozh
The Nebius Form 20-F calls Arkady Volozh its principal founder. He has been chief executive since August 2024. The LASTAR Trust, whose beneficiaries include Volozh or members of his family, holds 51.62% of the votes.
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer and executive director
- Company
- Nasdaq: NBIS
- Shares reported
- 118,289 (Class A)
- Education
- Applied mathematics, Gubkin Institute of Oil and Gas.
- % of main listed class
- % of votes, where shares carry different votes
- Arkady Volozhunder 1%51.62%
Beneficial ownership as reported, with holdings as of 31 March 2026. Beneficial ownership can include shares obtainable within 60 days.
Career
- EarlierStarted IT businesses including InfiNet Wireless and CompTek International, where he was also chief executive.
- 2000 to 2022Founder, executive director and chief executive of the company, then called Yandex N.V.
- June 2022Resigned as chief executive after the EU placed Volozh on its sanctions list.
- March 2024The EU removed Volozh from the list.
- August 2024The company became Nebius Group N.V., and Volozh was appointed executive director and chief executive.
How to read the stake
The 28,655,509 Class B shares behind the voting figure are held by Highvern Cayman Limited as trustee of the LASTAR Trust. They make up 85.56% of Class B. The filing puts the economic interest at approximately 11%, and Nebius is a controlled company under Nasdaq rules as a result.
Source: Nebius Group N.V. 20-F, filed 30 April 2026, RFE/RL on the June 2022 resignation, RFE/RL on the March 2024 delisting. This page covers what those documents state. It is not a full biography.
Other founders of Nebius Group N.V.
- Roman CherninChief Business Officer
- Andrey KorolenkoChief Product and Infrastructure Officer
Questions
What does Arkady Volozh do at Nebius Group N.V.?
The Nebius Form 20-F calls Arkady Volozh its principal founder. He has been chief executive since August 2024. The LASTAR Trust, whose beneficiaries include Volozh or members of his family, holds 51.62% of the votes.
Who founded Nebius Group N.V.?
The filing calls Arkady Volozh the principal founder, and Roman Chernin and Andrey Korolenko co-founders. The company was called Yandex N.V. until August 2024.