Yan Yanovskiy

Yan Yanovskiy is Founder and Managing Partner of First Nation Société Bancaire, a leading Russian finance advisory firm, and Co-Founder of BioEnCo Bioenergy Corporation. Previously, Yanovskiy was Head of Corporate Finance Projects at Central Europe Trust, Senior Manager of Corporate Finance at Rosbank, and Managing Director, Head of Investment Strategy and Member of the Board at the United Industrial Corporation (OPK). He also served as a Member of the Board of OPK Mining and OPK Development. Yanovskiy received a BA in Economics (summa cum laude) and an MBA in Finance and Management from Fordham University, and a Master’s in International Management (with distinction) from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He is a Founding Curator of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community and Country Chair for the Global Dignity Initiative.

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