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Alexander is the leader of EY Russia. He is actively involved in the work of the Foreign Investment Advisory Council in Russia. At the 2007 World Economic Forum, Alexander was entered in the list of Young Global Leaders, and in 2009 he was included in the top 100 young leaders in the Russian Presidential Reserve. He is vice president of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Russia. Alexander is a member of the Expert Council of the Open Innovations Forum, the Executive Committee of the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum, the Organizing Committee of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and the Public Council of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. He leads the National Business Initiative’s road map Improving the quality of the regulatory environment for business. Alexander supervises the Entrepreneur of the Year program in Russia. Alexander has over twenty years of experience in strategic development, client service and government and corporate affairs. He is a graduate of Moscow State Linguistic University (1991) and has an EMBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2003).

Born in December 26, 1953 in the Serpukhov city, Moscow area. Married, has two children. Education: higher, PhD (economy) 1978 – Graduated from the Moscow State Technical University n.a. N.E. Bauman (MSTU). 1991 - Graduated from the Academy for Foreign Trade. Worked in UNIDO. Was the founder and head of medium company in the fuel sector. 1997–2005 - the President of Moscow Fuel Association. 1998-2009 – the President of Russian Fuel Union. 2002-2012 – the President of All-Russian Non-governmental Organization of Small and Medium business “OPORA RUSSIA”. Since November, 2012 - the Chairman, Board of Trustees of “OPORA RUSSIA”. Since August, 2011 - the Vice-President of Sberbank Russia on development of small and medium business . The member of the Economic Council at the President of the Russian Federation. The Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government Commission on Competition and Development of Small and Medium-sized Businesses. Head of the Chair of innovative entrepreneurship of the Moscow State Technical University n.a. N.E. Bauman (MSTU). The professor of the Chair of “Theory and practice of business and power interaction”, State University – Higher School of Economics. In 2009 awarded the Order of Friendship.