Ilya Movshovich is a successful entrepreneur, community leader, and avid adventurer with a strong work ethic.
Ilya was born in Russia and grew up in the St. Petersburg area until around the age of eight. At this time, in 1989, he immigrated to the United States with his family where he spent the rest of his childhood.
As a kid, Ilya Movshovich always enjoyed playing sports and being outdoors. His favorite sports to play throughout high school included tennis, wrestling, and track. He also enjoyed exploring nature and learning about different animals. Ilya has always been passionate about spending as much time outside as possible to gain appreciation for nature and to simply relax and reflect on the world around him. He finds the outdoors to be the perfect place to meditate and relieve stress from his professional career and other life endeavors and challenges.
Ilya went to school at Cupertino High School. Throughout high school and the rest of his education, Ilya Movshovich developed a great passion and interest in startup companies and entrepreneurship. He was particularly interested in technology and developing business strategies to help companies grow. He has always loved coming up with new ideas for startups that make different aspects of life more convenient, accessible, and affordable for all individuals. Recently, Moshovich has launched a nonprofit effort which seeks to encourage startups to give back to their communities with impactful investing strategies.
Outside of startups and growing his professional career, Ilya Movshovich also enjoys reading, watching movies, and following the NFL. His favorite book is the Count Of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. His favorite movie is the Scent of a Woman and his favorite NFL team is the New England Patriots.
Another great passion of his is traveling. Throughout his lifetime, Ilya Movshovich has had the opportunity to travel all across the globe, through Europe to Japan, Israel, as well as Hawaii and Jamaica. For Ilya, traveling is a great way to get to know different people and understand different histories and cultures. Gaining this knowledge and these experiences through traveling is very beneficial to his professional life as well as his own personal self growth.