Alexander Kolesnikov

Alexander Kolesnikov, Ph.D., serves as the Head of the Group of Special and Marketing Projects at Yandex since July 2020, focusing on people and process management, technology development, and project collaboration across departments. Concurrently, Alexander holds the position of Guest Lecturer at the National Research University - Higher School of Economics, specializing in Agile methodologies in project management. Previous experience includes leadership roles at Kaspersky, where significant contributions were made in launching and managing key programs, achieving notable reductions in time-to-market, and receiving awards for product excellence. Alexander's educational background includes a Ph.D. in System Analysis, Management, and Information Processing, along with various degrees in engineering and project management from Moscow State Technological University "Stankin."