Nikolai Studenikin

Executive Director, Ph.D in Political Sciences

In 2003 graduated with honours from Political Science Department of Philosophy Faculty at Lomonosov Moscow State University, and completed Ph.D later in 2006. His speciality is Political Analyst. He is a lecturer in political science. He defended thesis on the topic "Planning Strategy of European Social-Democratic Parties under globalization conditions". Has Ph.D in Political Science. He was on probation at the Institute for International Relations in Budapest (Hungary).

In the course of years cooperated with party structures and government authorities (State Duma of the Russian Federation). He worked as an expert at Information and Research Center "Panorama" and a coordinator of research programs of the Analytical Agency "New Image". He was the co-founder and Deputy Director of the International Institute of Political Expertise (IIPE).

Since 2005 he has been the co-founder and Director of Consulting Group PROtekt.
In April 2008 he was elected as Vice President of IABC/Russia.

Since 2009 he has been Executive Director of Non-Commercial Partnership "Center for Development of Public-Private Partnership"

Organizer of a series of research and political projects in Russia and the CIS countries

Author of more than 50 scientific publications on issues of contemporary Russian politics and communications

Twice award winner of the competition "PR on the pages of Russian Press" (2006 and 2007)

Organizer of research and co-author of monograph "Universal election technologies and country specifics: Experience of Russian political consultants" (IIPE, 2003)

 

Alexei Tolstik

Director of Investment Department

He graduated with honours from the Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation with speciality "Banking"

Worked for two years at the Department of Moscow city Property as Advisor to the Director

Member of the Youth Expert Group attached to the Moscow Mayor, Head of several general city projects. Unified electronic youth trading platform, Youth Reserve of Managers (Chairman of the Council NP "Anti-crisis Directors")

Member of the corporate council under Moscow Mayor for setting up the International Financial Center in Moscow, acting member of the Federal Presidium of Association of Young Entrepreneurs

Member of the Association of Independent Directors and Member of the Board of Directors of OJSC "Moscow-Medynskoye Agro-Industrial Enterprise"

Since December 2007 has been the leader of the State Corporation CenterGroup

In different years worked in the structures of Moscow Government: At the Complex for Economic Policy and Development, Moscow city Department for Competitive Politics.

In May 2010 headed the Investment Design Department of the Center for Development of Public-Private Partnership.

 

Yulia Orlova

Director of Regional Infrastructure Development Department

Graduated from the Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation with specialization in "Securities and Financial Engineering", has FFMS certificates 1.0 and 5.0.

Has more than 4 years sales experience in Russian (CJSC MC "Troika Dialog") and International companies (REUTERS Agency)

2008 - Vice President of the Management Company "Everest Asset Management".

Member of the Youth Reserve of Managers for Moscow and Member of NP "Expert and Consultancy Group "Anti-crisis Director"

Since 2010 heads the Department for Regional Infrastructure Development NP "PPP Development Center".