Dvorkovich Arkady Vladimirovich

Dvorkovich Arkady Vladimirovich

Biography

Born March 26, 1972 in Moscow.

He graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University (1994), the Russian School of Economics (1994), Duke University (North Carolina, USA), Master of Economics (1997).

Since 1994, consultant, then - senior expert, general director, scientific director of the Economic Expert Group of the Ministry of Finance.

2001: Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade

2001, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade. The Ministry of Economic Development was responsible for macroeconomics, participated in the preparation of the country's development strategy until 2010, medium-term programs and key bills, including tax reform.

2004: Head of the Expert Department of the President of Russia

• 2004, head of the expert department of the President of Russia.

• 2007, First Vice President of the Russian Chess Federation (RSHF).

• 2006, member of the Board of the Russian Football Union. Head of Russian football development programs.

2008: Russian Presidential Aide Dmitry Medvedev

Since 2008, presidential aide. Russia Dmitry Medvedev

On May 19, 2008, he was also appointed representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the affairs of a group of leading industrial states and relations with representatives of countries belonging to the Group of Eight.

Since January 11, 2010 - Member of the Government Commission for Economic Development and Integration.

"Circle" Dvorkovich-Voskresensky

The "circle" of Dvorkovich-Voskresensky during the presidency of Dmitry Medvedev was the core of his administration.

The company met once a week to expand its outlook. It included:

• Arkady Dvorkovich,
• Dvorkovich's friend Igor Kogan,
• Olga Dergunova
• political scientist Dmitry Badovsky,
• Mikhail Abyzov,
• Alexander Novak,
• Sergey Guriev.

They discussed a lot - from the structure of world financial centers to the "Arab Spring." The meetings were held in the offices of the Voloshin analytical center "Forum."

According to the Nezygar telegram channel, the Forum Analytical Center was funded by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte. These companies were developing a project of the Open Government.

The appointment of Abyzov as Minister of the Open Government in early 2012 lobbied Dvorkovich. Olga Dergunova in 2012 was appointed head of the Federal Property Management Agency. In the same year, Alexander Novak was appointed Minister of Energy.

2012: Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government

Since May 21, 2012 - Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government in the team of Dmitry Medvedev.

2013: Redistribution of responsibilities

In June 2013, the government redistributed responsibilities among deputy prime ministers after Vladislav Surkov left a similar post, who oversaw government policy issues in the field of IT in the government.

According to the new distribution of duties, the development and implementation of the state policy in the field of IT passed to Arkady Dvorkovich. In addition, since June 2013, he has also overseen government policy issues:

• in the field of innovation,
• in the field of transport and communications,
• energy,
• industry (with the exception of the military-industrial complex),
• agriculture,
• environmental management and
• environmental protection.

2018

Co-Chair of the Skolkovo Foundation

Arkady Dvorkovich, who left the post of deputy prime minister in May, was elected co-chairman of the board of the Skolkovo Innovation Fund. Prior to this, the fund had one co-chairman of the council - Viktor Vekselberg, who also holds the post of president of the Skolkovo Foundation^[1]

According to the Charter of the Skolkovo Foundation, the Board of the Foundation is headed by two co-chairs on a voluntary basis. The second Co-Chair until recently was the former President of Intel, Craig Barrett, who resigned at the end of 2017.

In May 2018, Arkady Dvorkovich announced the main directions of his work at the Innovation Center in the coming years.

First of all, Arkady Dvorkovich thanked the members of the Board of the Skolkovo Foundation, who elected him co-chair. He recalled that the project of the innovation center was developed eight years ago under the leadership of the president in those years. Russia Dmitry Medvedev Innocentre Skolkovo was originally planned as a platform for innovative development of the whole country, and not only the territory on which it is located. The Co-Chairman of the Board of the Fund stressed that this task was achieved. At this time, more than 1800 startups are residents of the Fund, and their revenue in 2017 exceeds 48 billion. rubles

Arkady Dvorkovich, co-chairman of the Board of the Skolkovo Foundation: "My daily work, starting in July, after the World Cup, will consist in bringing Skolkovo to a new level of development so that it becomes a truly driving force for innovation in the country. We have a good base for this. Under the leadership of Viktor Feliksovich Vekselberg, much has been done, and now we will continue to develop Skolkovo together.

The Co-Chairman of the Board of the Fund said that in 2018, the campus of the Skolkovsky Institute of Science and Technology should open on the territory of Skolkovo. Financial companies begin to work, laboratories of large Skolkovo partners are being deployed. However, this is about 10% of what was planned, said Arkady Dvorkovich. The critical level of infrastructure necessary for the explosive development of innovative business within Skolkovo is gradually accumulating, he said.

Chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation

On September 21, 2018, it became known that Arkady Dvorkovich, co-chairman of the Board of the Skolkovo Foundation, was appointed Chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation for a period of 5 years. This decision was made at a meeting of the Board of the Fund on September 20, 2018. In addition, the development of the territory of the International Medical Cluster and the direction of support for the development of IT platforms were considered.

The position of Chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation officially appeared in the Charter of the Foundation. President of the Skolkovo Foundation Viktor Vekselberg congratulated Arkady Dvorkovich.

I also want to congratulate the Skolkovo Foundation itself on the fact that it has become our Chairman, who believes in a project that will definitely do a lot for the project. Moreover, we have good prerequisites. The Russian government is considering many bills that are designed to support business activity in the field of innovation and infrastructure.

Arkady Dvorkovich, in turn, emphasized that partnership with international companies is one of the priority areas of the Skolkovo Foundation.

One of the particularly significant areas of cooperation between Skolkovo and foreign partners is the development of the territory of the International Medical Cluster (MMK), which is located in the Skolkovo Innovation Center.

At a meeting of the Board of the Fund, it was announced that by 2029 15-20 participants - branches of international clinics will join MMK. The first of them, Hadassah Medical Skolkovo, has already begun work on September 5, 2018. The main tasks of medical institutions on the territory of MMK will be the fight against diseases belonging to priority groups in Russia: neoplasms, diseases of the cardiovascular system, orthopedics. The provision of services by MMK participants under the voluntary health insurance system (VHI) will also be worked out in detail.

2019: Arkady Dvorkovich named one of the applicants for the post of rector of Moscow State University

As it became known on November 4, 2019, Arkady Dvorkovich was named one of the applicants for the post of rector of Moscow State University. According to the forecast of political scientist Stanislav Belkovsky, former deputy prime minister of the Russian government Arkady Dvorkovich, who holds the post of president of FIDE, has a serious chance of obtaining the post of rector of Moscow State University.

I am positive about Dvorkovich's candidacy for the post of rector of Moscow State University. I believe that the time [of the current rector Viktor] Sadovnichy is over. He was 80 years old. Under him, Moscow State University lost the authority and reputation that it had before. Well, at 80, you can already leave. I have always been a supporter of the fact that a person whose capabilities correspond to his ambitions should lead an institution. And Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich, of course, corresponds to this, "the expert noted.[2]

2022: Resignation from the post of chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation

March 18, 2022 it became known about the resignation of Arkady Dvorkovich from the post of chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation. The resignation was announced a few days after Dvorkovich in an interview with the American publication Mother Jones said that he opposed Russia's special operation in Ukraine, and expressed support for Ukrainians in the war zone.

According to the press service of the Skolkovo Foundation, Arkady Dvorkovich, having resigned as chairman, will focus on the development of educational projects, including within the framework of Bolshoi Skolkovo. Dvorkovich thanked his colleagues for their coordinated work, noting that Skolkovo helped develop a large number of successful startups in key technological areas from safety to education, from medicine to energy.

Arkady Dvorkovich resigned from the post of head of the Skolkovo Foundation

"Skolkovo" has always been at the forefront of innovation in Russia  and today, I am sure, will make every effort to build its own competitive economy in our country, becoming the main technological hub that will take over the provision of the country's technological needs, "he said.

Two RBC sources close to the Skolkovo Foundation said that Igor Drozdov, who by March 18, 2022 is the chairman of the Skolkovo board, could take his place.

After Dvorkovich advocated a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, the secretary of the United Russia General Council Andrey Turchak said that the party was in favor of "his immediate dismissal with shame" from the post of chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation. According to Turchak, the statement of the chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation on a special operation in Ukraine is a "national betrayal."

Later, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the  possibility of further work by Dvorkovich in Skolkovo depends on his personal decision.^[3] 

Family

• Father: Vladimir Yakovlevich Dvorkovich (December 30, 1937, Taganrog - June 29, 2005, Moscow) - international chess referee, chairman of the panel of judges of the Russian Chess Federation. Born December 30, 1937 in Taganrog. He studied at Taganrog secondary school No. 2 named after A.P. Chekhov. In 1960 he graduated from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Taganrog Pedagogical Institute. In the 1960s, he worked at the Taganrog Radio Engineering Institute at the Department of Physics. From 1982 to 1984 - Executive Secretary of the USSR Chess Federation. Author (owl. with T.L. Shmulyan) a system for calculating individual coefficients, recognized and approved by FIDE. He was a member of the coaching teams of world champions Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov. He was the main arbiter of hundreds of chess tournaments. The last years of his life, in addition to his main work, he worked as a permanent chess expert at the Ekho Moskvy radio station.

• Mother: Galina Lvovna Dvorkovich, philanthropist. In Soviet times, she worked as a design engineer. He is the founder of the "Chess Creativity Support Fund." He also works in the Chess Living Room, organizes chess tournaments and events.

• Brother: Dvorkovich Mikhail Vladimirovich. Born April 11, 1978 in Moscow.

• Spouse: Zumrud Khandadashevna Rustamova.

Links

• Unofficial fan club of A. Dvorkovich

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