Melnikov Andrey Gennadyevich

Biography

Andrei Melnikov was born in 1969 in Moscow.

Education

In 1992 he graduated with honors from the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov.

Career

Since 1991, he was a member of the group of presidential experts (Presidential Administration).

In 1994-1998, he headed the information and analytical department of the Russian Trade and Financial Union.

From April to November 1998 he worked in the Ministry of Economy of the Russian Federation, held the position of deputy, then - head of the department of credit policy.

In 1998-1999, as the head of the executive directorate of the Economy and Democracy Foundation, he participated in the preparation of federal laws on banks and banking, bank bankruptcy, bank restructuring, and bank deposit insurance.

He participated in the creation of the Agency for the Restructuring of Credit Organizations, since 1999 he worked in this organization: first - economic adviser to the general director, then - his deputy.

In 2004-2016 was Deputy General Director of the Deposit Insurance Agency.

Since December 2016, for a year he served as Minister of Economic Development of the Republic of Crimea.

In January 2018, he was appointed vice president of the Association of Banks of Russia (Association "Russia"), oversees the analytical work and organization of business events of the association.

In June 2018, according to the decision of the general meeting of the self-regulatory organization "National Association of Professional Collection Agencies" (SRO NAPCA), he was elected an independent member of the association's council.

In January 2022, it became known that Andrei Melnikov will head the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA).