Gudkov Pavel Gennadyevich

Gudkov Pavel Gennadyevich

Biography

Born in 1977. He graduated with honors from MEPhI and began his career at 1C, where he launched new product lines and created a partner network to promote solutions for the public sector, education, and healthcare.

Coordinated the development of professional standards in the field of IT, contributed to a multiple increase in budget places in universities in IT areas and organized the creation of the Association of Software Developers "Domestic Software."

From 2011 to December 1, 2023, he worked as Deputy Director General of the Innovation Assistance Fund. He led the development of the strategy and the implementation of its individual areas, carried out digital transformation, ensured the launch of new financial support tools in the field of microelectronics, digital technologies, artificial intelligence, open source software.

2023: Vice President, Financial Support and Technology Expertise, Skolkovo Foundation

On December 1, 2023, Pavel Gudkov joined the team of the Skolkovo Foundation "" as vice president for financial support and technological expertise. Pavel Gudkov has extensive experience in grant financing of technology companies, development of new tools of the Innovation Assistance Fund, participation in expert bodies of other organizations.

{{quote 'author = said Igor Drozdov, Chairman of the Board of the Skolkovo Foundation.|We are glad to welcome Pavel to our team. His experience in development institutions in the direction of financing startups will undoubtedly give impetus to the development of our ecosystem. Skolkovo provides a number of financial services for its residents. These are traditional grants and microgrants, compensation programs for paid insurance premiums and customs payments, federal measures aimed at import substitution in key industries and the introduction of developments in the business of large Russian companies. The competencies of Pavel Gudkov will ensure clear coordination of the work of support mechanisms and further increase their effectiveness, including by expanding the principle of "seamless" within the framework of the ВЭБ.РФ group, }}

Skolkovo has already managed to become a comfortable, enveloping environment for innovators - a place where a startup can not only receive financial support in the form of a grant tax and benefits, but also go through all stages of growing up - from collecting a team and holding it R&D to meeting investors and entering foreign markets. I am glad to join the active and professional team of the foundation. Our joint work will be aimed at improving and expanding services for companies and involving Skolkovo participants in technological projects, countries noted Pavel Gudkov, Vice President for Financial Support and Technological Expertise of the Skolkovo Foundation.

2024: Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Skolkovo Foundation

As representatives of the Skolkovo Foundation clarified to the TAdviser portal, in April 2024, Pavel Gennadievich Gudkov was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Skolkovo Foundation for Expertise and Financial Support, Chief Managing Director.