About
Yoni Assia is the CEO of eToro, the world’s largest social investment network with more than 5 million users worldwide. He has shown an interest in finance and computer science since his youth and so decided to merge his passions. It was this very passion along with the social revolution, which lead to the founding and development of eToro’s investment network, where users connect, share, trade and invest in the world’s financial markets. It’s this young CEO’s vision to disrupt the old banking industry and replace it with a new online transparent and social financial system for the benefit for everyone.
Yoni started his career as co-founder of WiTech Communications, which provided dynamic thrill-ride video-systems to American theme parks like Six Flags, Universal and other attractions, before co-founding eToro in 2007.
Yoni holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science and Management from Open University (UK) and an MSC in Computer Sciences from IDC Herzliya. He also serves on the boards of the Bitcoin startup Colu and is a member of Forbes’ Finance Council.
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