Alexey Ershov

Alexey Ershov has a diverse and extensive work experience in various roles and industries. From 2023 to the present, they serve as the Chief Technology & Product Officer and Managing Director at BuildingMinds. Prior to that, they worked as a Partner at Metyis from 2021 to 2022. From 2018 to 2021, they held the position of Chief Analytics Officer and Executive Vice President at Lidl International. Before that, Alexey had a long and successful career at IBM, holding various leadership roles such as Vice President of Platform & Solutions and Vice President of Smarter Cities Europe. Alexey also had international assignments in Munich and Madrid during their tenure at IBM. Alexey began their career as a Research Scientist at Harvard University, studying heavy quarks at the proton-antiproton collider Tevatron. Alexey also worked as a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company and as a Graduate Research Assistant at Harvard University.

Alexey Ershov earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT) between 1992 and 1996. Alexey later pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Physics at Harvard University from 1996 to 2001.