Studies at: 1989, Moscow Institute of Management; 1995, Wharton Business School; 1995, Lauder Institute of Business and International Relations. 1989-93, specialized in privatization and banking, Bain & Company, Moscow; 1995, Bain & Company, Boston; 1998, Partner, Sputnik Group, the largest Russian private equity investment group; 2001, First Vice-President, Planning, Budgeting, Investment Governance, Taxes and Reporting, TNK; 2004-05, Chief Financial Officer, Renova Group; since 2006, CEO, Avelar Energy.