Education:
Moscow State University, degree in Journalism
Experience:
1991 — 1995 — freelance reporter, then columnist of Moskovskaya Pravda newspaper
1995 — 1996 — specialist of Department of Information of UNEXIMbank
1996 — 1997 — assistant (press-secretary) of the first deputy head of the government of Russian Federation — V.Potanin
1997 — 1998 — head of Department of Information of UNEXIMbank
1998 — 2013 — Deputy Director General — PR Department Director, Interros Company
1999 — 2014 — CEO of the nonprofit charitable organization Vladimir Potanin Charity Fund
2007 — currently — Presidium Member of MGIMO Endowment Foundation
2009 — currently — Board of Trustees Member of the Non-state-owned Educational Independent Non-profit Organization ‘Pavlovo School’
2010 — 2013 — Management Board Member of CJSC INTERROS Holding Company
2011 — 2013 — Board of Directors Member, MMC Norilsk Nickel
2011 — currently — Management Board Chairman of The State Hermitage Museum Endowment Fund Non-profit Organization
December 2011 — March 2013 — Chairman of the Board of Directors and since March 2013 till January 2014 — member of the Board of Directors, ProfMedia
2011 — 2016: Supervisory Board Member of Autonomous Non-Profit Organization ‘Russian International Olympic University’
2011 — currently — Board of Directors Member of The Ski Resort Development Limited Liability Company ‘Rosa Khutor’
2012 — 2018 — Member of the Presidential Council for culture and art
2013 — 2015 — Deputy CEO — Head of Social Policy and Public Relations, MMC Norilsk Nickel
2014 — 2018 — President of the Vladimir Potanin Foundation
2014 — currently — Chair of Board of the Vladimir Potanin Foundation
2015 — currently — Board of Trustees Member of The Hermitage Foundation UK
2015 — currently — Board of Trustees Member of the Federal State Budgetary Institution ’Russian Academy of Education’
2016 — currently — Board of Trustees Member of the Endowment Foundation for Education and Culture
2015 — 2016 — Vice-President — HR, Social Policy and Public Relations, MMC Norilsk Nickel
2016 — 2020 — Senior Vice-President — HR, Social Policy and Public Relations, MMC Norilsk Nickel
2017 — currently — Supervisory Board Member, Management Board Member of the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization ‘Norilsk Development Agency’
2019 — currently — Member of the Council on the use of endowment capital Support of small museums of the state Tretyakov gallery and a Member of the Council on the use of endowment capital Replenishment of the collections of the state Tretyakov gallery
2020 — President of the Vladimir Potanin Foundation
2020 — currently — Senior Vice-President — HR, Social Policy and Public Relations, MMC Norilsk Nickel
The Roscongress Foundation is a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of nationwide and international conventions; exhibitions; and business, public, youth, sporting, and cultural events. It was established in pursuance of a decision by the President of the Russian Federation.
The Foundation was established in 2007 with the aim of facilitating the development of Russia’s economic potential, promoting its national interests, and strengthening the country’s image. One of the roles of the Foundation is to comprehensively evaluate, analyse, and cover issues on the Russian and global economic agendas. It also offers administrative services, provides promotional support for business projects and attracting investment, helps foster social entrepreneurship and charitable initiatives.
Each year, the Foundation’s events draw participants from 209 countries and territories, with more than 15,000 media representatives working on-site at Roscongress’ various venues. The Foundation benefits from analytical and professional expertise provided by 5,000 people working in Russia and abroad.
The Foundation works alongside various UN departments and other international organizations, and is building multi-format cooperation with 212 economic partners, including industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions, financial, trade, and business associations from 86 countries worldwide, and 293 Russian public organizations, federal and regional executive and legislative bodies of the Russian Federation.
The Roscongress Foundation has Telegram channels in Russian t.me/Roscongress, English – t.me/RoscongressDirect, Spanish – t.me/RoscongressEsp and Arabic t.me/RosCongressArabic. Official website and Information and Analytical System of the Roscongress Foundation:roscongress.org.