Ivanov Dmitry (Yandex)

Ivanov Dmitry (Yandex)

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.

As of November 2021, he has been overseeing the Help Nearby project since its introduction in 2020.

2021: Director of Sustainable Development of Yandex

Yandex has a director for sustainable development. It was Dmitry Ivanov, one of the creators of the project to support charity foundations "Help Nearby." 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 Assistance 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 issues of the influence of Yandex on the outside world. We have drawn up an ESG agenda to better understand which areas of life we are already making a significant contribution to, and where we can be useful in the future. The Director of Sustainable Development 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 experience in project management, is ideally suited for this role, "said Tigran Khudaverdyan, managing director of the Yandex group of companies, [1].

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