Yuri Yushkov

Yuri Yushkov is the CEO of Velvetech, a custom software development company. Yuri has over 20 years of experience in the software industry, including co-founding Handster, Inc., an app store solution company that was acquired by Opera Software ASA in 2011. Prior to Handster, Yuri was the Director of Custom Software Development Services for Center of Financial Technologies (CFT), a global technology consulting firm. In this role, they led the US-based Project Management Office for CFT, bridging CFT's offshore software development center and the US market. Yuri has a proven track record of success in building and scaling software companies. Yuri is a thought leader in the industry and is passionate about helping their team succeed.

Yuri Yushkov graduated from Novosibirsk State University (NSU) with a MS in Physics and Computer Science.

A direct report to Yuri Yushkov is and Eugene Bryukhov - SVP, Service & Delivery.