Evgeny Vladimirovich Ovchinnikov is a famous lawyer, entrepreneur and public figure. He is the managing partner of the investment bank Persona Capital, which represents a set of independent businesses operating in Russia.
He pays special attention to international investment integration, raising standards in the field of investment activities and international legal mechanisms for the protection of foreign investment, being a member of the Council of the International Congress of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (ICPP), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Russia, the Russian-Turkish Business Council at the CCI of the Russian Federation and the Russian-Qatar Business Council. He participated in the preparation of bills in the Federation Council and the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation related to international relations and investments.
Ovchinnikov is a supporter of the active development of applied research in the field of jurisprudence and management, being a visiting professor at the Higher School of Economics, academic leader of the first in Russia applied doctoral program "Doctor of Legal Administration/DLA," and previously applied doctoral programs of the first cycle "Doctor of Law - Doctor in Law," which were recognized in the professional community and successfully implemented at the Higher School Economics.
As a practicing lawyer, he has successful experience in creating a legal business, was Vice President of the Optima Group of Companies (Group) Gazprombank and coordinator of legal support for the Group's research and design center. "LUKOIL
A graduate of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, NIU Graduate School of Economics, has a doctorate in business administration from IEMI (France). He was trained under the Sberbank and INSEAD program.