# Roman Medvedev

> Roman Medvedev is the founder, president and CEO of VRP Consulting, established in San Francisco in 1998. A software engineer educated in Minsk, he developed the company from general IT outsourcing into a Salesforce consultancy and product development partner. He is also Appinium’s CTO and co-founder and the founder of VRP Avia.

- **Role:** Founder, President & CEO at VRP Consulting
- **Organizations:** VRP Consulting, Appinium, VRP Avia
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master of Science in Computer Science, Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics
- **Known for:** Founded VRP Consulting in 1998 and continues as president and CEO., Co-founded Appinium, which identifies him as CTO and co-founder., Led VRP during its Salesforce specialization, CodeSWAT acquisition and international expansion.

## Career timeline

- **1995** — Graduated in Minsk and travelled to San Francisco on a five-month business assignment; subsequently accepted U.S. employment.
- **1998** — Founded VRP Consulting in San Francisco.
- **2000** — Changed VRP’s U.S.-concentrated delivery model to include technical teams outside the United States.
- **2008–2010** — VRP transitioned from general IT outsourcing to Salesforce specialization; public company accounts give differing years within this period.
- **2014** — Began his Appinium founder and CTO role in October.
- **2017** — VRP announced the acquisition of CodeSWAT and UK expansion in October.
- **2019** — VRP announced Salesforce Gold Consulting Partner status in December.
- **2020** — VRP announced Salesforce Platinum Consulting Partner status in December.

## Achievements

- Founded VRP Consulting in 1998 and continues as president and CEO.
- Co-founded Appinium, which identifies him as CTO and co-founder.
- Led VRP during its Salesforce specialization, CodeSWAT acquisition and international expansion.
- VRP’s current biography credits his leadership with more than 2,000 completed projects, Summit partner status and over ten offices.
- Established VRP Avia after undertaking pilot training.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — An RSgroup.travel interview published in April discusses VRP Avia, pilot training and his stated circumnavigation ambition; the underlying conversation date is not independently established.
- **2025-02** — VRP shared an executive-board workshop post tagging Medvedev, Wojciech Malinowski and Pieter Philipsen and discussing the company’s brand evolution.

## Links

- Website: https://vrpconsulting.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-medvedev-a821b5

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