Ivanov Dmitry

Ivanov Dmitry

Biography

For ten years he led the product managers of Yandex and contributed to the creation of many services of the company.

In 2015, he became the director of Yandex.Zen - under his leadership, Zen turned from an internal startup into a popular blog platform.

For November 2021, he has been in charge of the Help Nearby project since its inception in 2020.

2021: Yandex Sustainability Director

Yandex has a sustainability director. It was Dmitry Ivanov, one of the creators of the project to support the Help Nearby charitable foundations. This became known on November 18, 2021.

Dmitry's task is to coordinate social and environmental initiatives of different divisions of the company. He will participate in the development of existing projects, primarily "Help Nearby" and educational programs, and look for new niches where you can use the potential of Yandex in the interests of society and the environment.

The status of a large technology company obliges us to take a more systematic approach to the influence of Yandex on the outside world. We have compiled an ESG agenda in order to better understand which areas of life we are already making a significant contribution, and where we can be useful in the future. The Sustainability Director will help teams in different parts of Yandex correlate the agenda with specific product plans. Dmitry, who has been working at the company since 2003 and has extensive project management experience, is ideally suited for this role, "said Tigran Khudaverdyan, Managing Director of Yandex Group of Companies, [1].

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