Advisor to Russian president H. E. Dmitry Medvedev, Moscow
Expertise:
• NATO/EU – Russian Relations
• Enlargement of NATO
Mr. Igor Yurgens was born in 1952 and graduated from the Moscow State University in economics in 1974 and holds a Doctorate in economics. Following his studies, Mr. Yurgens worked for the Central Council of the Trade Unions of the Soviet Union. Between 1996 and 1997 he was serving as the Chairman of the Board of MESKO Insurance Company. In 1998, he became the President of the All-Russian Insurance Association. Four years later, he was elected Vice President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP). Today, Mr. Yurgens also serves as the First Vice-President of Renaissance Capital Investment Group, the Chairman of the Board of Renaissance Capital Bank and as Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Contemporary Development, which aims at facilitating close and systemic relations between the state and Russia’s expert community. Furthermore, he is Honorary Council General of Monaco in the Russian Federation and a professor at the State University – Higher School of Economics in Moscow. Besides his professional engagements, Mr. Yurgens is the author of numerous articles and monographs. He is the recipient of several state and international awards, including the Order of Merit of the Russian Federation, L’Ordre National du Mérite of France and the Order of St. Sergey Radonejsky of the Russian Orthodox Church.
• NATO/EU – Russian Relations
• Enlargement of NATO
Mr. Igor Yurgens was born in 1952 and graduated from the Moscow State University in economics in 1974 and holds a Doctorate in economics. Following his studies, Mr. Yurgens worked for the Central Council of the Trade Unions of the Soviet Union. Between 1996 and 1997 he was serving as the Chairman of the Board of MESKO Insurance Company. In 1998, he became the President of the All-Russian Insurance Association. Four years later, he was elected Vice President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP). Today, Mr. Yurgens also serves as the First Vice-President of Renaissance Capital Investment Group, the Chairman of the Board of Renaissance Capital Bank and as Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Contemporary Development, which aims at facilitating close and systemic relations between the state and Russia’s expert community. Furthermore, he is Honorary Council General of Monaco in the Russian Federation and a professor at the State University – Higher School of Economics in Moscow. Besides his professional engagements, Mr. Yurgens is the author of numerous articles and monographs. He is the recipient of several state and international awards, including the Order of Merit of the Russian Federation, L’Ordre National du Mérite of France and the Order of St. Sergey Radonejsky of the Russian Orthodox Church.
