Zhdanov Alexander Yuryevich

Zhdanov Alexander Yuryevich

Biography

Born September 21, 1977 in St. Petersburg.

Education

1999: Lomonosov Moscow State University

In 1999 he graduated with honors from the Law Faculty of Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov, jurisprudence.

Career

1997: Linklaters and Paines Services

In 1997-1999 - Trainee lawyer at the Moscow representative office of Linklaters and Paines Services.

2000: Bank of Russia

In 2000-2003 - Leading legal adviser, general legal adviser, economic adviser in the Legal Department of the Bank of Russia.

In 2003-2011 - Head of Department, Deputy Head of Department, Deputy Director - Head of Department of the Legal Department of the Bank of Russia.

In 2011-2012, Deputy Director of the Bank of Russia's Banking Regulation and Supervision Department.

In 2012-2017 - Deputy Director of the Bank of Russia Banking Regulation Department.

Since June 2017 - Director of the Financial Recovery Department of the Bank of Russia.

2020: Chairman of the Board of Directors of MINnBank

On September 1, 2020, he was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC MIN Bank.

2025: Appointment as CEO of Deposit Insurance Agency

On December 24, 2025, the Bank of Russia announced the appointment of Alexander Zhdanov as the new CEO of the state corporation Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA). It is specified that this decision was made by the Board of Directors of the DIA. The agency itself confirmed the appointment.

Under the leadership of the Chairman of the Bank of Russia E.S. Nabiullina, a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the State Corporation "Deposit Insurance Agency" was held. The board of directors approved the release of Andrei Gennadievich Melnikov from the post of general director of the agency, the DIA said.

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Фото: Bank of Russia

Alexander Zhdanov will officially begin his duties as head of the DIA from January 13, 2026. Before heading the agency, he worked for the Central Bank for more than 20 years in various positions, and since June 2017 he headed the Financial Recovery Department of the Bank of Russia.

Andrei Melnikov, whom Alexander Zhdanov replaced as general director of the DIA, has held this position since the beginning of 2022. In October 2025, Melnikov was accused of embezzling about 4 billion rubles during the operation of the Akvamir water park in Novosibirsk and arrested for two months. According to RBC, Melnikov was detained after his former deputy Olga Dolgoleva, who oversaw legal issues at the DIA, testified against him. She was detained in the spring of 2025, she is charged with complicity in fraud. Melnikov's lawyer insisted on his innocence.^[1]

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