Summary
Jan Urva is a technology executive and entrepreneur with 12 years of experience leading software and IT organisations, currently serving as Partner and CEO of FINEST after a multi-year tenure as COO at Finestmedia. He combines public-sector program delivery—having led project management at the Estonian Ministry of the Interior and served as CIO of the Citizenship and Migration Board—with hands-on commercial leadership from running his own companies. Skilled in portfolio management, Scrum, ITIL and requirements analysis, he pairs formal MSc training in Business Information Technology (cum laude) with practical expertise turning complex government and media IT requirements into operational programs. Known for bridging strategy and delivery, he often operates where governance, compliance and agile execution intersect. Based in Tallinn, he brings a pragmatic, outcome-focused approach informed by experience across both civic technology and private-sector product delivery.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Business Information Technology, Cum laude, Master of Science (MSc), Business Information Technology, Cum laude at Tallinna Tehnikaülikool
Viljandi Maagümnaasium
Informatics, Informatics at The Gifted and Talented Development Centre
Estonian, English, Russian, Spanish