# Moshe Yanai

> Moshe Yanai is an Israeli electrical engineer, entrepreneur and investor who led EMC Symmetrix development, funded and led XIV, co-founded Diligent Technologies and founded Infinidat in 2011. His public life also includes helicopter businesses and a $12 million teaching gift with his wife Rachel to the Technion. He stepped down as Infinidat CEO in 2020; personal insolvency proceedings were reported in 2025, and Lenovo completed its acquisition of Infinidat in April 2026.

- **Role:** Founder and former CEO at Infinidat; listed as Founder & CEO by Boston Executive FBO
- **Organizations:** Infinidat, EMC Corporation, XIV, Diligent Technologies, IBM, Elbit Systems, Nixdorf Computer, Boston Executive FBO, Tel Aviv Executive Helicopters, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Honorary doctorate, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Led hardware and software development of EMC Symmetrix., Funded and led XIV and co-founded Diligent Technologies, both acquired by IBM in 2008., Founded Infinidat in 2011.

## Career timeline

- **1975** — Earned his electrical engineering degree from the Technion; early career included Elbit/Nixdorf storage development.
- **1987** — Joined EMC and led development of Symmetrix.
- **1990** — EMC introduced Symmetrix.
- **2001** — Left EMC; recognized as an EMC Fellow.
- **2008** — IBM announced its XIV acquisition in January and acquired Diligent Technologies in April; Yanai became an IBM Fellow.
- **2010** — Left IBM and received the IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award; established Tel Aviv Executive Helicopters with Boaz Peleg.
- **2011** — Founded Infinidat; Technion teaching prize first awarded.
- **2012** — Received an honorary doctorate from the Technion.
- **2015** — Infinidat announced a $150 million investment led by TPG Growth at a $1.2 billion valuation.
- **2017** — Infinidat raised $95 million at a $1.6 billion valuation.
- **2020** — Stepped down as Infinidat CEO in May and became chief technology evangelist.
- **2025** — Israeli personal insolvency proceedings culminated in a bankruptcy order reported in November.
- **2026** — Lenovo completed its Infinidat acquisition on April 9.

## Achievements

- Led hardware and software development of EMC Symmetrix.
- Funded and led XIV and co-founded Diligent Technologies, both acquired by IBM in 2008.
- Founded Infinidat in 2011.
- Named an IBM Fellow in 2008.
- Received the IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award in 2010.
- With Rachel Yanai, donated $12 million to establish the Technion Yanai Prize for Excellence in Academic Education.
- Received a Technion honorary doctorate in 2012.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Lenovo announced completion of its Infinidat acquisition on April 9, with Infinidat becoming a business unit in Lenovo’s Infrastructure Solutions Group.
- **2025-11** — A Calcalist/CTech interview reported that Yanai had been declared bankrupt following Israeli insolvency proceedings; he acknowledged he should have stopped borrowing earlier.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moshe-yanai-65880b168

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