Fokin Konstantin Petrovich

Fokin Konstantin Petrovich

Konstantin was born on September 5, 1969 in Stupino.

Education

From 1976 to 1986 he studied at Sitna-Shchelkanovskaya secondary school.

In 2003 he graduated from Cranfield University.

Biography

2005-2007

In 2005 and until 2006, Konstantin worked at the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.

From 2007 to 2008, he led the STROGINO Technopark in Moscow.

2009

In 2009, he was elected president/CEO of the all-Russian industry association of business angels, sowing funds and other early-stage venture investors - NABA.

In 2009, Fokin became president of the Russian Tech Tour.

2011

Since 2011, Konstantin received the mandate of the Greater Geneva Berne area economic development agency and became authorized to assist growing Russian companies interested in entering European (international) markets through a bridgehead in one of the southern cantons of Switzerland (Berne, Fribourg, Vaud, Neuchâtel, Geneva, Valais).

2015-2016

June 27, 2015 Konstantin Petrovich Fokin on his Facebook page announced his departure from the Center for Innovative Development of Moscow.

In April 2016, at the personal request of Konstantin Fokin, he was relieved of his post as president of the Association. The decisions of the General Assembly of the NABA approved the Regulation on Honorary Presidents of the NABA and Konstantin Fokin was given the first such status. In the near future, Konstantin Fokin will also continue to represent the interests of NABA and the Russian community of early venture investors in general on the Board of Directors of the European Association of Business Angels, of which NABA has been a member since 2011.

2021: Hospitalization after arrest at actions in support of Navalny

On February 12, 2021, it became known about the hospitalization of Konstantin Fokin, who had previously been arrested for participating in an action in support of Alexei Navalny.

After the trial on January 25, Konstantin went on a wet hunger strike, he drank water and did not consume anything else. Today he became ill, he was sent to the hospital. Now he is in intensive care, leaving the hunger strike, "municipal deputy Elena Filina told Novaya Gazeta.

Fokin's daughter, Alexandra, confirmed to RBC that her father was in intensive care. The last time he called her on February 11, according to her, he said that doctors would take him out of the hunger strike.

Konstantin Fokin was in intensive care after being arrested at an action in support of Navalny

While there is no more news, since he has no personal belongings at all and there is no way to contact him. Waiting for the call today. I hope he will be given this opportunity, "she told the publication on February 12, 2021.

Fokin was detained on January 23 on Trubnaya Square in Moscow when he gave interviews to journalists. The former general director of the Center for Innovative Development of Moscow went on a hunger strike on January 25 after the court appointed him 28 days of arrest, finding him guilty of repeated violation of the procedure for holding shares (part 8 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code).

In a letter from the special detention center, Konstantin Fokin explained his decision to go on hunger strike with the need to "peacefully protest":

We have many reasons for protest. The very right to (peaceful) protest is one of them. Very important. Maybe the most important thing. Like other rights, it itself will not fall from the sky, it must be fought for. The best way to fight is to continue to protest peacefully. In any available forms. Under arrest, the choice of such forms is small.

According to the results of protests in support of Alexei Navalny, held on January 23, 31 and February 2, 2021, more than 10 thousand people were detained. Many of them were given administrative arrests and fines.^[1][2]

Family

Married. Son.

Daughter of Alexander.

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