Nikolay Bondarenko

Nikolay Bondarenko has several years of experience in the gaming industry. Nikolay is currently serving as the VP of Products at Xsolla, a position they have held since September 2021. Prior to this, they worked as a Product Owner at Xsolla starting in August 2020. Before joining Xsolla, Bondarenko was the CEO of AurumDust, an indie game studio that developed the game Ash of Gods. Nikolay held this position from July 2016. Additionally, Bondarenko served as the Chief Technology Officer at protocolOne, an ecosystem for the gaming industry, from July 2018 to October 2020. Earlier in their career, they worked at Syncopate, where they held the roles of Information Technology Consultant from July 2016 to May 2019 and Head of Development from November 2010 to July 2016. Prior to that, they served as the Chief Technology Officer at TVX Games from June 2007 to October 2010 and as a Senior Application Developer at Streko Graphics from May 2005 to June 2007.

Nikolay Bondarenko completed the "Mastering Design Thinking" program at MIT Sloan Executive Education in 2021. Prior to this, they obtained a Bachelor's degree in "Networks of Communications and Switching Systems" from Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI) between 2000 and 2005. In addition to their formal education, they also obtained a certification in "Mastering Design Thinking" from Emeritus in May 2021.