Yani is an accomplished innovation leader and visionary with over 30+ years of experience leading the development of over 300+ emerging products and technologies for start-ups to global corporations such as Honeywell, LG, Herman Miller, HP, UBS, Watts Water, Axon, Galanz, and Legrand.

He has always delivered new perspectives with the ability to infuse innovative advances into high-tech solutions and businesses culminating in solutions that have transformed entire markets.
Yani has managed highly specialized and technical teams to maximize outcomes and impactful successes across a wide range of categories. He has formulated a specialized and proven process leveraging a pioneering user/market research methodology that provides invaluable insight that transform technologies, products, and brands.

Yani has founded multiple businesses ranging from an enterprise automation and robotics company CIRQ+, to an award-winning research and development firm ATOM Innovation. Yani’s breakthrough solutions across a range of industries have amassed billions in revenue collectively with market-altering results. He has been honored with many of the most prestigious international awards in addition to holding over 90+ U.S. and International patents to date.

He is a foodie at heart filled with a wanderlust installed by his parents that allowed him to experience the world at a young age. Yani is married to Jodi Deros for 28+ years and in business together for over 20+ years. They both have two children Alicia (25) and Andrew Deros (23).