Artem Zdunov — Head of the Republic of Mordovia
Education:
2000: Kazan State Financial and Economic Institute (KSFEI, now part of Kazan (Volga region) Federal University
Degree: Finance and Credit
2004: Postgraduate course at KSFEI
2011: Master's Degree from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) in State and Public Administration
2012, 2016, 2017: Advanced training courses at RANEPA in Managing Innovative Development of Industries and Regions, Managerial Skills: Developing Regional Teams, and Application of Flexible Project Management Methods in Russian Authorities.
Graduate of the first stage of the Management Personnel Pool for the Civil Service program (the so-called school of governors)
2005: PhD in Economics from KSFEI
Thesis: Capital Outflow in the System of Economic Security of Modern Russia
Career:
September 1996-October 1998: Deputy Chairman of the student trade union, Kazan State University of Economics and Finance
June 2000-March 2001: Insurance specialist and internal auditor at Industrial Insurance Company, Kazan
2004-2006: Lecturer, Department of Macroeconomics and Economic Theory, Kazan State Financial and Economic Institute
July 2006-May 2010: Deputy director for research, Center for Advanced Economic Research, the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan
May 2010-October 2014: Deputy Minister of the Economy of Tatarstan
October 2014-February 2018: Minister of the Economy of Tatarstan
February 7, 2018-2020: Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Dagestan
November 18, 2020: Appointed Acting Head of the Republic of Mordovia by an executive order of President of Russia Vladimir Putin
Awards:
Winner of the contest of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan for Best Scientist of 2009
Fluent in English
2009: International business English certificate from Cambridge University, United Kingdom
