As an appointee of the Prime Minister of Aruba, Yuri heads the Aruba eGovernment pilot project. He currently supports the government of Aruba as the innovation advisor to the Minister of Tourism and Public Health working on the Aruba Health App and the ED Card entry system. Yuri earned his degree in Computer Science and has worked in software development for over two decades. Prior to his work in Aruba, he provided his expertise in software implementation to companies across Eastern Europe entering the European Union.