# Rishi Yadav

> Rishi Yadav is the founder and CEO of InfoObjects and a technology entrepreneur working across enterprise software, data engineering, and AI. An IIT Delhi graduate and former member of Netflix’s algorithms and analytics team, he authored two Apache Spark cookbooks, co-founded Roost.ai, and is a founder of Plaksha University. Cogence.ai also lists him as founder and CEO.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at InfoObjects Inc.; Founder & CEO at Cogence.ai
- **Organizations:** InfoObjects Inc., Roost.ai / Zettabytes Inc., Cogence.ai, Plaksha University, Netflix, Fiorano Software, Cisco, Wells Fargo
- **Education:** Bachelor of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, PhD-level coursework in probability, randomization, and advanced mathematics; no degree claimed, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Silicon Valley Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree, 2014., Author of Spark Cookbook (2015) and Apache Spark 2.x Cookbook (2017)., Founder of Plaksha University, as listed by the university.

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Graduated from IIT Delhi.
- **2001-2002** — Enterprise data integration work at Fiorano Software, according to an InfoObjects proposal résumé.
- **2003-2004** — Performance optimization consulting at Cisco.
- **2004-2007** — Payment integration consulting at Wells Fargo.
- **2005** — InfoObjects founded, according to company profile and book biographies.
- **2008-2009** — Algorithms and analytics work at Netflix; dates are listed in the public proposal résumé.
- **2014** — Named to Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 class.
- **2015** — Packt published Spark Cookbook.
- **2017** — Packt published Apache Spark 2.x Cookbook.
- **2019** — Co-founded Roost.ai.

## Achievements

- Silicon Valley Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree, 2014.
- Author of Spark Cookbook (2015) and Apache Spark 2.x Cookbook (2017).
- Founder of Plaksha University, as listed by the university.
- Co-founded InfoObjects and Roost.ai.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Published newsletter edition #227, Open Weights & the John Galt Problem, on July 29, discussing invention and distribution.
- **2026-07** — His LinkedIn profile lists editions #225, The Bourgeoisie, the Proletariat, and AI, and #226, Intelligence Just Demoted Data, dated July 23.

## Links

- Website: http://www.rishiyadav.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishiy/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/rishiyadav

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Last updated: 2026-10-11