Alexander Auzan
Independent Director
Business and Management
Severstal
Russian Federation
Biography
Born in 1954, Alexander Auzan is Dean of the Faculty of Economics in Lomonosov Moscow State University and founder of the National Projects Institute, is one of Russia’s leading economists. In the late 1980s, he took part in establishment of consumer protection associations and has been a Member of the Executive Bureau of the Council of Consumers International (worldwide consumers association). In 2005-2011 he was a President of Association of Russian Economic Think Tanks (ARETT). Mr. Auzan was also a member of the President’s Commission for Modernization and Technological Development of Russian Economy and President's Council for Development of Civil Society and Human Rights. Nowadays he is a member of the Presidential Economic Council. He has written numerous papers on the modernization of Russia, national values, and the dynamics of a social contract. His applied work involves economic and development consulting for national and regional governments, including participation in development of “Strategy-2020†for Russia in 2011-2012. Alexander Auzan is an Independent Director of OAO RVK. Alexander Auzan graduated from Moscow State University and holds a Ph.D. in Economics.
Research Interest
Business