Nikolai Podguzov

Biography

 2000: MGIMO University of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Degree: World Economy. Specialisation: International Economics. 1997: St Petersburg State Technical Institute (technical university). Degree: Applied Physics and Mathematics. Specialisation: Applied Mathematics. 10.07. 2017 – present General Director of Russian Post. Responsibilities: general management of operations. 30.06.2016 – present Member of the Board of Directors, Rosseti. 29.06.2016 – present Member of the Board of Directors, RusHydro. 13.05.2016 – 15.08.2017 Member of the Board of Directors, Russian Railways. 30.06.2015 – 30.06.2016 Member of the Board of Directors, Rosgeo. 9.06.2015 – present Member of the Supervisory Board, Agency of Housing and Mortgage Lending (AIZHK). 29.05.2015 – present Member of the Board of Directors, Deposit Insurance Company Sate Corporation. 24.09.2013 – 07.07.2017 Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Responsibilities: Coordination and monitoring of Department of State Tariff Regulation, Infrastructure Reforms and Energy Efficiency, the Department of Finance and Banking and Investment Development. 7.11.2012 – 23.09.2013 Deputy Director, Department of Economy and Finance, the Government of the Russian Federation. Responsibilities: Management of Financial Markets, Banking Regulation, Insurance and State Guarantees. 16.09.2010 – 6.11.2012 Head of Investment Strategy Unit, Department of Analytics; Head of Fixed Income Instrument Market Analysis Unit, Department of Analytics, VTB Capital. Responsibilities: Supervising the performance of Fixed Instrument Market Analysis Unit; studying trends in investment risks and economic events to determine most favourable and advantageous conditions and timing for investments for the VTB Capital. 4.09.2006 – 15.09.2010 Vice President, Debt Securities Analysis, Financial Consulting Unit; Director, Debt Securities Analysis, Analytical Department, Renaissance Capital-Financial Consultant. 21.06.2003 – 1.09.2006 Vice President, Debt Securities Analysis Group, Department of Debt Securities Market Studies; Vice President, Strategic Analysis Group, Department of Debt Securities Market Studies, Fixed Income Product Directorate, Trust Investment Bank. 7.07.2000 – 17.07.2003 Leading Specialist, Law Enforcement and State Security Agencies Funding Unit of the Department of Budgetary Policy in Defence Complex and Law Enforcement Agencies; Chief Specialist, Department of Foreign Debt Management and Structuring, Foreign Debt Department; Consultant, Foreign Debt Management, Department of International Cooperation and Foreign Debt Management, Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.

Research Interest

Law, Economics