Alexander Blinov

Alexander Blinov has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Alexander recently joined ESW Capital as the VP of Commercial Product Management, where they are responsible for overseeing the $40 million product portfolio of GFI Software. Prior to this, they served as the Head of Product at OSOME, an international fintech startup, where they focused on developing the e-commerce product. Before that, they worked as a Product Lead at Yandex, one of the largest IT development companies in Eastern Europe. Alexander also served as the Product Development Head at Smart Cloud Solutions, where they led the expansion of the business to new markets in Europe. Alexander started their career at Beeline Russia, where they worked as the Head of Products and Services Development Department, overseeing the B2B services product portfolio and achieving key milestones. Overall, Alexander's work experience showcases their expertise in product management, business development, and expanding into new markets.

Alexander Blinov's education history begins in 2009 when they enrolled at Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU). Alexander pursued a Master's degree in Physics and also specialized in the Management of scientific research and high technology, completing both programs in 2011. Later, from 2012 to 2015, they continued their education at MSU, earning a PhD in Economics. In 2021, Alexander attended INSEAD where they enrolled in the Product Management Executive Program.

In addition to their formal education, Alexander Blinov has obtained several certifications. In April 2021, they completed the "Customer development: How to make a product that customers will be happy to buy" course offered by custdev.zamesin.me. In April 2020, they obtained a certification in the "Basics of web development" from the Moscow Coding School. In June 2019, they achieved the "Agile Product Ownership (ICP-BVA)" certification from ICAgile.