# Alex Freedland

> Alex Freedland is the co-founder and CEO of Mirantis, an enterprise cloud and AI infrastructure software company acquired by IREN in August 2026. An engineer and serial entrepreneur with a master’s degree from Santa Clara University, he previously founded ProSys and held engineering leadership roles at RSI Group. He returned as Mirantis CEO in January 2024 after remaining involved as a board member.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Mirantis
- **Organizations:** Mirantis, ProSys LLC, RSI Group, OpenStack Foundation, Ventra, FreedomFi, Session AI
- **From:** Moscow, Russia
- **Nationality:** Russian-American
- **Education:** Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Santa Clara University, Studied Applied Mathematics, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas
- **Known for:** Founded ProSys and served as RSI Group CTO before its acquisition by London Bridge Software., Co-founded Mirantis and helped steer its open-source cloud business., Served on the OpenStack Foundation board and chaired its finance committee.

## Career timeline

- **1987** — Emigrated from the Soviet Union to the United States with his family.
- **1993** — Founded software consultancy ProSys LLC.
- **1996** — ProSys merged with RSI Group; became CTO responsible for engineering, system integration and technical services.
- **1999** — RSI Group was acquired by London Bridge Software; Mirantis emerged from the earlier services business.
- **2014** — Named in Business Insider’s 39 Most Important People in Cloud Computing.
- **2015** — Succeeded Adrian Ionel as Mirantis CEO in October after serving as president and chairman.
- **2017** — Visited Ionel at home and invited him to help Mirantis with its challenges.
- **2018** — Ionel’s return as CEO was announced in January; Freedland remained a board member.
- **2024** — Returned as Mirantis CEO in January, succeeding Ionel.
- **2025** — Mirantis launched the open-source k0rdent project in February.
- **2026** — Mirantis’s acquisition by IREN was announced in May and completion was announced on August 4.

## Achievements

- Founded ProSys and served as RSI Group CTO before its acquisition by London Bridge Software.
- Co-founded Mirantis and helped steer its open-source cloud business.
- Served on the OpenStack Foundation board and chaired its finance committee.
- Oversaw a $100 million Intel Capital-led funding round as Mirantis president in 2015.
- Recognized in Business Insider’s 2014 list of 39 Most Important People in Cloud Computing.
- Led Mirantis as CEO during its 2026 acquisition by IREN.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — IREN announced completion of its Mirantis acquisition on August 4, issuing approximately 12.6 million ordinary shares plus cash, restricted stock units and other consideration of approximately $40 million at closing.
- **2026-05** — IREN announced the acquisition agreement, valued at approximately $625 million in IREN shares at signing. Freedland published his plans for the next chapter of Mirantis.
- **2025-02** — Mirantis launched k0rdent, an open-source project for platform engineering and multi-cluster infrastructure management.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mirantis.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-freedland-b4212b/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/alex_freedland

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Last updated: 2026-10-15