44 Notable alumni of
Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation

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Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation is 724th in the world, 261st in Europe, and 19th in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 44 notable alumni from Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Alexei Navalny

    Alexei Navalny
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1976-2024 (aged 48)
    Enrolled in Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation
    1999-2001 studied finance
    Occupations
    activistlawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Alexei Anatolyevich Navalny was a Russian opposition leader, anti-corruption activist and political prisoner. He founded the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) in 2011. He was recognised by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience and was awarded the Sakharov Prize for his work on human rights.

  2. Alisher Usmanov

    Alisher Usmanov
    Born in
    Uzbekistan Flag Uzbekistan
    Years
    1953-.. (age 73)
    Enrolled in Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation
    Studied in 1997
    Occupations
    functionaryentrepreneurpatron of the artsinvestorbusinessperson
    Biography

    Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov is a Russian-Uzbek businessman widely considered to be a Russian oligarch. Usmanov is the 149th richest person in the world according to Forbes, with a net worth of $16.8 billion, largely due to his 49% ownership stake in Metalloinvest.

  3. Mikhail Prokhorov

    Mikhail Prokhorov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1965-.. (age 61)
    Enrolled in Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation
    Studied in 1989
    Occupations
    politicianentrepreneursports officialinvestorbusinessperson
    Biography

    Mikhail Dmitrievich Prokhorov is a Russian-Israeli oligarch and politician. He formerly owned the Brooklyn Nets.

  4. Nathalie Péchalat

    Nathalie Péchalat
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1983-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    ice dancer
    Biography

    Nathalie Péchalat is a French retired ice dancer and skating official, who served as the president of the Fédération française des sports de glace from 2020 to 2022.

  5. Sergei Stepashin

    Sergei Stepashin
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1952-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    military personnelpolitician
    Biography

    Sergei Vadimovich Stepashin is a Russian politician who briefly served as Prime Minister of Russia in 1999. Subsequent to his tenure as Prime Minister he was elected to the State Duma, but resigned to serve as Chairman of the Accounts Chamber of Russia, from 2000 to 2013.

  6. Anton Alikhanov

    Anton Alikhanov
    Born in
    Georgia Flag Georgia
    Years
    1986-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Anton Andreyevich Alikhanov is a Russian politician, candidate of economic sciences, and a lawyer. He has served as the Minister of Industry and Trade since May 2024. Previously he was the governor of Kaliningrad Oblast from September 2017 until May 2024.

  7. Anton Siluanov

    Anton Siluanov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1963-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    financiereconomistpolitician
    Biography

    Anton Germanovich Siluanov is a Russian politician and economist who has served as Minister of Finance since December 2011. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.

  8. Valentin Pavlov

    Valentin Pavlov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1937-2003 (aged 66)
    Occupations
    politicianeconomist
    Biography

    Valentin Sergeyevich Pavlov was a Soviet official who became a Russian banker following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Born in the city of Moscow, then part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Pavlov began his political career in the Ministry of Finance in 1959. Later, during the Brezhnev Era, he became head of the Financial Department of the State Planning Committee. Pavlov was appointed to the post of Chairman of the State Committee on Prices during the Gorbachev Era, and later became Minister of Finance in Nikolai Ryzhkov's second government. He went on to succeed Ryzhkov as head of government in the newly established post of Prime Minister of the Soviet Union.

  9. Alexander Khloponin

    Alexander Khloponin
    Born in
    Sri Lanka Flag Sri Lanka
    Years
    1965-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Alexander Gennadyevich Khloponin is a Russian ex politician. Khloponin served Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai, a krai located in Siberia, from October 2002 to January 2010. From 2010 to 2018, Khlonopin served as Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. He was a member of United Russia.

  10. Olga Romanova

    Olga Romanova
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1966-.. (age 60)
    Enrolled in Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation
    Studied in 1988
    Occupations
    journalisthuman rights defender
    Biography

    Olga Yevgenyevna Romanova is a Russian journalist and a director of the civil rights organization Russia Behind Bars.

  11. Viktor Gerashchenko

    Viktor Gerashchenko
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1937-2025 (aged 88)
    Occupations
    bankereconomistpolitician
    Biography

    Viktor Vladimirovich Gerashchenko, nicknamed Heracles (Russian: Геракл), was the Chairman of the State Bank of the USSR, then Governor of the Bank of Russia during much of the Perestroika and post-Perestroika periods.

  12. Olga Glatskikh

    Olga Glatskikh
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1989-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    rhythmic gymnastchinovnik
    Biography

    Olga Viacheslavovna Glatskikh is a retired Russian rhythmic gymnast. She won a gold medal in the group competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

  13. Oksana Luth

    Oksana Luth
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1979-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    statespersoneconomistpolitician
    Biography

    Oksana Nikolaevna Lut is a Russian economist and politician serving as the Minister of Agriculture since May 2024. She previously served as First Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 2021 and Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 2018 until 2021.

  14. Sergey Shakhray

    Sergey Shakhray
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1956-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    politicianbadminton executive and administrator
    Biography

    Sergey Mikhaylovich Shakhray is a Russian politician and lawyer. He is a co-author of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

  15. Dmitry Yakubovskiy

    Dmitry Yakubovskiy
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1963-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    juristlawyerentrepreneuruniversity teacher
    Biography

    Dmitry Olegovich Yakubovskiy is a Soviet and Russian lawyer, advocate and businessman. Yakubovskiy defended a number of famous people in high-profile cases and held important government positions. He was nicknamed "General Dima" by the Russian press for his swift rise to the highest ranks in Russian military. According to Bilanz Magazine, while living in Switzerland in 2009–2016, he was within the 200 richest people of Switzerland, with his private property amounting to CHF 700–800 million.

  16. Roman Kopin

    Roman Kopin
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1974-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    businesspersonpolitician
    Biography

    Roman Valentinovich Kopin is a Russian politician who served as Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug from 2008 to 2023. He succeeded Roman Abramovich in July 2008. On 15 March 2023, Kopin was dismissed and replaced by Vladislav Kuznetsov.

  17. Boris Fyodorov

    Boris Fyodorov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1958-2008 (aged 50)
    Occupations
    bankereconomistpolitician
    Biography

    Boris Grigoryevich Fyodorov was a Russian economist, politician, and reformer.

  18. Gennady Semigin

    Gennady Semigin
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1964-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    entrepreneurpolitical scientistuniversity teacherpolitician
    Biography

    Gennady Yuryevich Semigin is a Russian politician who formerly led the nationalist political party Patriots of Russia party until it merged with A Just Russia — For Truth (SRZP) in 2021. Following the merger, Semigin was elected to the State Duma as part of the SRZP party list.

  19. Mikail Shishkhanov

    Mikail Shishkhanov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1972-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    bankereconomistbusinessperson
    Biography

    Mikail O. Shishkhanov is a Russian businessman and financier.

  20. Svetlana Feofanova

    Svetlana Feofanova
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1980-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    athletics competitorgymnastpole vaulter
    Biography

    Svetlana Yevgenyevna Feofanova is a Russian pole vaulter.

  21. Vadim Belyayev

    Vadim Belyayev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1966-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    entrepreneurbanker
    Biography

    Vadim Stanislavovich Belyaev is a Russian businessman, banker and investor. He is one of the founders, a major shareholder, former chief executive and board chairman of Otkritie Holding, once the largest privately held financial group in Russia, and as such the former major shareholder of Otkritie Bank.

  22. Mikhail Gutseriyev

    Mikhail Gutseriyev
    Born in
    Kazakhstan Flag Kazakhstan
    Years
    1958-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    producerpoetcomposerbusinesspersonpolitician
    Biography

    Mikail Safarbekovich Gutseriev (born 9 March 1958) is a Russian billionaire businessperson of Ingush descent. Gutseriev earned his fortune after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

  23. Alexander Yevstifeyev

    Alexander Yevstifeyev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1958-2024 (aged 66)
    Occupations
    statespersonpolitician
    Biography

    Alexander Alexandrovich Yevstifeyev was a Russian politician and jurist. From 21 September 2017 to 10 May 2022 he served as the Head of the Mari El Republic.

  24. Mikhail Eskindarov

    Mikhail Eskindarov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1951-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    economist
    Biography

    Mikhail Abdurakhmanovich Eskindarov (November 15, 1951, Besleney village, Karachay-Cherkessia, Soviet Union) is a Russian economist.

  25. Volodymyr Stelmakh

    Volodymyr Stelmakh
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1939-.. (age 87)
    Occupations
    bankereconomistpolitician
    Biography

    Volodymyr Semenovych Stelmakh is a Ukrainian banker, economist, and politician who served as Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine from on two occasions, from 2000 to 2002 and from 2004 to 2010.

  26. Arseny Zverev

    Arseny Zverev
    Years
    1900-1969 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    statespersoneconomistpolitician
    Biography

    Arseny Grigoryevich Zverev was a Soviet and Russian politician, economist and statesman whose career spanned the rules of Joseph Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev, but culminated during the Stalin years. Zverev was born in a little village just outside Moscow. After years in local politics, he rose to prominence as a Deputy Commissar of Finance, but he also held other lesser posts such as a member of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.

  27. Vasily Anokhin

    Vasily Anokhin
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1983-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Vasily Nikolayevich Anokhin is a Russian politician who has been the acting governor of Smolensk Oblast since 17 March 2023 following the dismissal of Alexey Ostrovsky. He was sanctioned by the US on 20 July 2023.

  28. Kirill Pisarev

    Kirill Pisarev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    entrepreneur
    Biography

    Kirill Pisarev, is an entrepreneur and investor who is best known for being the co-founder of PIK Group, one of the major Russian real estate developers, and later Wainbridge (Wainbridge International) where he is the main shareholder and board chairman. He is also the founder, CEO and chairman of The Collection, a global ultra luxury hospitality platform. He possesses more than 30 years of work experience in the real estate sector. In 2011 he was listed in the Forbes' 200 Russia's richest businessmen. In 2022, Kirill Pisarev exited all Russian assets.

  29. Lev Kuznetsov

    Lev Kuznetsov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1965-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Lev Vladimirovich Kuznetsov is a Russian politician and businessman. Since 2015 he has served as the Russian Minister for North Caucasus Affairs. From February 2010 to May 2014, Kuznetsov was the Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai.

  30. Vladimir Dmitriev

    Vladimir Dmitriev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1953-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    bankereconomist
    Biography

    Vladimir Alexandrovich Dmitriev is a Russian businessman and former chairman of Vnesheconombank, a job he held from May 27, 2004 to February 26, 2016. He was the president of Tennis Europe from 2017 to 2020. From 2004 he is a corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.

  31. Alla Gryaznova

    Alla Gryaznova
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1937-.. (age 89)
    Occupations
    university teachereconomist
    Biography

    Alla Georgievna Gryaznova is a Russian economist, full Ph.D. in Economics, a rector of Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation (1985–2006).

  32. Dmitry Svishchev

    Dmitry Svishchev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Dmitry Aleksandrovich Svishchev is a Russian politician, a deputy of the 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation. He rose to prominence as a businessman and sports administrator.

  33. Aleksandr Mikheyev

    Aleksandr Mikheyev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1961-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    business executive
    Biography

    Aleksandr Alexandrovich Mikheyev is a Russian engineer and business executive serving as director of Rosoboronexport since January 2017.

  34. Sergei Zhigarev

    Sergei Zhigarev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Sergei Aleksandroviсh Zhigarev is a Russian politician. He was a deputy of the 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation until 2021. He had been elected to the 6th State Duma of the Russian Federation in 2011 as a representative of the Shchyolkovo constituency, and was re-elected in 2016.

  35. Naum Babaev

    Naum Babaev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1977-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

    Naum Alexandrovich Babaev is a Russian-Israeli entrepreneur, the founder of the Russian dairy company Rusmolco, a major raw milk producer, and the co-founder and joint owner of DAMATÉ group, a large agricultural holding specialising in poultry farming, dairy farming, and milk processing.

  36. Alexey Gaskarov

    Alexey Gaskarov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1985-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    politicianeconomist
    Biography

    Alexey Vladimirovich Gaskarov is a Russian social activist and economist who has been a major figure in the democratic, left-wing opposition to the regime of Vladimir Putin. He was a leader of the Russian antifascist movement, and a member of the Coordinating Council of the anti-Putin opposition. He became famous as a prominent critic of the government's destruction of woodland.

  37. Nikolai Zhuravlyov

    Nikolai Zhuravlyov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1976-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    statespersonpolitician
    Biography

    Nikolai Andreyevich Zhuravlev is a Russian politician serving as a senator from Kostroma Oblast since 18 May 2011.

  38. Leonid Korotkov

    Leonid Korotkov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1965-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    statespersonpolitician
    Biography

    Leonid Viktorovich Korotkov, in Zavitinsk, was the governor of Amur Oblast in the Russian Far East. He graduated from Far Eastern University in 1987. He was a member of the Communist Party of Russia. He became governor in 2001, when he defeated the incumbent Anatoly Belonogov in a runoff. He had been a distant second with only 20% of the vote in the first round, but the incumbent got less than 50% of the vote so Korotkov could participate in the runoff, which he narrowly won.

  39. Yelena Perminova

    Yelena Perminova
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1960-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    statespersonscientistpolitician
    Biography

    Yelena Alekseyevna Perminova is a Russian politician serving as a senator from Kurgan Oblast since 26 September 2014.

  40. Sergey Ryabukhin

    Sergey Ryabukhin
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1954-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    statespersonscientistpolitician
    Biography

    Sergey Nikolayevich Ryabukhin is a Russian politician serving as a senator from Ulyanovsk Oblast since 20 September 2018.

  41. Ivan Musatov

    Ivan Musatov
    Born in
    Estonia Flag Estonia
    Years
    1976-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Ivan Mikhailovich Musatov is a Russian politician and deputy of the 8th State Duma, serving since the 2021 Russian legislative election. Previously, he served as a deputy of the 4th State Duma. He is a member of the populist oriented Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR).

  42. Elena Bibikova

    Elena Bibikova
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1956-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    statespersonjuristpolitician
    Biography

    Yelena Vasilyevna Bibikova is a Russian politician who was a senator from Pskov Oblast from September 2014 until September 2023.

  43. Mikhail Bodrov

    Mikhail Bodrov
    Years
    1903-1988 (aged 85)
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Mikhail Fyodorovich Bodrov was a Soviet diplomat, Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary.

  44. Valeriy Skrug

    Valeriy Skrug
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1963-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Valery Stepanovich Skrug is a Russian political figure, deputy of the 5th, 7th and 8th State Dumas.