Sergei Guriev | |
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| Сергей Гуриев | |
 Guriev in 2021 | |
| Born | (1971-10-21)21 October 1971 (age 53) Ordzhonikidze, North Ossetian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union (until 1991) Russia (since 1991) |
| Alma mater | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology |
| Known for | Chief Economist of theEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2015–2019) and Dean and Professor of Economics atLondon Business School (2024- present) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economics |
| Institutions | Rector ofNew Economic School (2004–2013) President ofthe Center for Economic and Financial Research (2005–2013) Professor of economics atSciences Po (2013–present) Provost ofSciences Po (2022–present)London Business School |
Sergei Maratovich Guriev (Russian:Серге́й Мара́тович Гури́ев,Ossetian:Гуыриаты Мараты фырт Сергей,romanized: Gwyriaty Maraty fyrt Sergej; born 21 October 1971) is a Russian economist, who is thedean and a professor of economics at theLondon Business School, prior to which he was theprovost of theInstitut d’études politiques in Paris (Sciences Po). From 2016 to 2019, he was the Chief Economist at theEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He was a Morgan Stanley Professor of Economics and arector at Moscow’sNew Economic School (NES) until he resigned on 30 April 2013 and moved to France.[1][2] In January 2024, he was announced as the incoming Dean ofLondon Business School, succeedingFrançois Ortalo-Magné.[3]
Sergei Guriev was born to anethnic Ossetian[4] family, on 21 October 1971 inVladikavkaz,North Ossetia.[5] He received his straight As high school diploma in 1988 from Kyiv Physics Mathematics High School #145. In 1993 he graduatedsumma cum laude fromMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology with master’s degrees in Economics and Computer Science, and in 1994 received his PhD in Applied Mathematics from theRussian Academy of Sciences.[6] In 1997–98, he visited the Department of Economics at MIT on a post-doctoral fellowship. In 2002, he received a degree of Doctor of Science in Economics (habilitation degree) from theRussian Academy of Sciences. In 2003–2004, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics atPrinceton University. Guriev was an informal advisor and speechwriter to Russian presidentDmitry Medvedev, in office from May 2008 to May 2012, during which time he also sat on government advisory boards and on the boards of state enterprises.[7] [7] He has also supported and advised Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in particular, being one of the founding donors of his Anti-Corruption Foundation[8] in 2012, working[9] for his 2013 Moscow Mayor electoral campaign, and serving as an informal advisor[10] afterwards.
He joined NES in 1998, become NES’ first tenure-track faculty member in 1999, and become a tenured professor and Rector in 2004. He was also teaching graduate courses in economics of development,microeconomic theory andcontract theory.
Guriev left Russia on 30 April 2013 after a “frightening and humiliating interrogation”[11] as government investigators searched his office and secured 5 years of his emails due to his activities in a panel of legal and economical experts who critically assessed Russian position in the secondYukos case.[1][12][13][14][15] In 2015Vladimir Putin denied that Guriev’s departure “could have been related to any activities of the authorities”.[16]
In November 2023, the official Russian news agenciesTASS andRIA reported that Russia'sinterior ministry had placed him on a wanted list withSergey Aleksashenko, another economist in exile, on unspecified charges.[17]
In 2001, Sergei Guriev was announced the Best Academic Manager in Social Sciences by theScience Support Foundation. In 2000 and 2005, he was awarded a gold medal for Best Research in Development Economics by theGlobal Development Network. In 2006, he was selected a Young Global Leader by theWorld Economic Forum. He is currently a Senior Member[18] of the Institut Universitaire de France, Ordinary Member[19] of the Academia Europaea, and an Honorary Foreign Member[20] of the American Economic Association.
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Guriev’s primary interests are in contract theory,corporate governance,labor mobility,political economics, economics ofdevelopment and transition. His work has been published in international refereed journals, including theAmerican Economic Review,The Review of Economic Studies,The Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Journal of theEuropean Economic Association, theJournal of Economic Perspectives, theEconomic Journal and theAmerican Political Science Review. He ran a monthly column inForbes Russia (in 2006–2013) and a biweekly column for the leading Russian business dailyVedomosti (in 2003–2013). He has also contributed numerous columns in theNew York Times, theFinancial Times, theWashington Post,Project Syndicate, and theMoscow Times, among others.[1][12]
In 2008–2012 he was a member of President of Russia’s Council on Science, Education and Technology, in 2010-12 he was a member of the President of Russia’s Commission on the National Projects, and in 2012–2013 he was a member of Government of Russia’s Commission on Open Government (2012–2013).
Guriev is a Research Fellow[21] at theCentre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London. He was also a Co-Editor of the Economics of Transition, and a Panel Member of the Economic Policy journal. He was a member[22] of the Scientific Council of Bruegel think tank, member of the International Advisory Council of the Peterson Institute for International Council, member of the International Advisory Board of the Blavatnik School of Governance at Oxford University, and a member of the Strategic Council of the School of Public Affairs at Sciences Po, Paris. He is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the International Economic Association, a Global Member[23] of the Trilateral Commission, and a member of AXA Research Fund’s Scientific Council.
In 2016-2017, he served as the President of the Society for Institutional and Organizational Economics (formerly the International Society for the New Institutional Economics).
Guriev has been a board member atSberbank (2008–2014), Agency for Home Mortgage Lending (2008–2013),Russian Agricultural Bank (2008–2009), Alfa Strakhovanie Insurance Company (2009–2013),Russian Venture Company (2009–2013, board chair in 2012–2013),E.ON Russia (2013–2014), and of theDynasty Foundation (2007–2015, board chair in 2011–2013).
In 2009 and 2010 he received the Independent Director of the Year prize from Russia’s National Association of Independent Directors. In 2010, he received a Certificate in Company Directorship from the UKInstitute of Directors and was voted the Best Independent Director by the Association of Managers of Russia and the Russian Institute of Directors.
From 2016 until 2019, Guriev was the Chief Economist and a member of the executive committee at theEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development.[24]
I have not done anything wrong and do not want to live in fear
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