# Igor Epshteyn

> Igor Epshteyn is the founder, president and CEO of Coherent Solutions, the digital engineering business he established in Minneapolis in 1995. Raised in Minsk, he immigrated to the United States in 1992 and built an international software organization with long-serving technical and regional leaders. His public interviews emphasize team autonomy, client relationships, practical technology adoption and the discipline of communicating as a company grows.

- **Role:** Founder, President and CEO at Coherent Solutions
- **Organizations:** Coherent Solutions
- **Education:** MBA, University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management, Master’s degree in electrical engineering, Minsk Institute of Radio Technology
- **Known for:** Built Coherent Solutions from its 1995 Minneapolis beginnings into an international digital engineering business., Coherent’s published 2023 milestone records operations across ten countries and more than 2,000 employees., Reported more than 5,000 people employed and more than 25 million client-work hours over Coherent’s first thirty years.

## Career timeline

- **1990** — Established his first company in Belarus.
- **1992** — Immigrated to the United States; worked in software engineering before starting Coherent.
- **1995** — Founded Coherent Solutions in Minneapolis.
- **2003** — Coherent opened its first international development center in Minsk.
- **2018** — Coherent opened a development center in Bulgaria.
- **2025** — Marked Coherent’s thirtieth anniversary; the company added commercial executives and closed a strategic investment from IceLake.

## Achievements

- Built Coherent Solutions from its 1995 Minneapolis beginnings into an international digital engineering business.
- Coherent’s published 2023 milestone records operations across ten countries and more than 2,000 employees.
- Reported more than 5,000 people employed and more than 25 million client-work hours over Coherent’s first thirty years.
- Led the business through its thirtieth anniversary and the December 2025 closing of IceLake’s strategic investment.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Coherent Solutions Moldova’s fifth-anniversary account recalled Epshteyn’s encouragement to founding general manager Max Sandu; the office reported more than 50 colleagues.
- **2025-12** — Coherent completed the IceLake strategic investment after regulatory steps.
- **2025-07** — Coherent announced the appointments of Tom Stallings as CRO and Shawn Torkelson as CMO.

## Links

- Website: https://www.coherentsolutions.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/igorepshteyn

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Last updated: 2026-10-21