LeadeR Talks

LeadeR Talks is a series of online meetings with successful Russian-speaking top managers, entrepreneurs, investors, athletes, and other individuals from Eastern Europe and former USSR countries who have studied in the US or have built their careers here. The goal of such talks for us is to understand how our speakers have achieved their professional and personal success despite all the challenges. The meetings are off-the-record and targeted to young Russian-speaking professionals pursuing their careers in the US. Previously held meetings: - Dmitry Grishin (Stanford 'SEP '15) - Co-founder of Mail.ru, Founder of Grishin Robotics - Irina Pavlova (Stanford MBA '97) - ex-President of Onexim Sports (Brooklyn Nets) - Dmitry Kryukov (Stanford MBA '96) - co-founder of Elbrus Capital - Vladimir Verkhoshinky (Stanford MBA '08) - CEO of Alfa Bank - Dmitri Sedov (Duke MBA '01) - Co-Head of Goldman Sachs Russia - Semyon Dukach (MIT Computer Science '92) - Founder of One Way Ventures - Andrey Kozlov (Chicago Booth '08) - Founder of 4Bio Ventures - Timur Artemev - Co-Founder of Euroset, Venture Investor - Timur Akazhanov (HBS '11) - Partner at H.I.G. (ex-MD at Blackstone)