Yuri Borisovich (Bentsionovich) Milner[4] (‹See Tfd›Russian: Юрий Борисович (Бенционович) Мильнер; born 11 November 1961)[5] is a Soviet-born[1] Israeli entrepreneur,[1] investor, physicist and scientist.[6] He is a co-founder and former chairperson of internet company Mail.Ru Group (later VK),[7] and a founder of investment firm DST Global.[8] Through DST Global, Milner is an investor in Facebook