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Born in Moscow on December 29, 1959.
1981: Plekhanov Moscow Institute of National Economy.
1981–1990: Graduate program at the Institute of Economics of the Soviet Academy of Sciences; research assistant; Research Fellow of the Institute of Economics of the Soviet Academy of Sciences.
1990-1991: head of laboratory at the Institute for Economic Policy of the Academy of National Economy under the USSR Council of Ministers.
1991-1994: Aide to the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
1994-1997: Deputy Director of the Institute of Economic Problems in Transition.
1997-2002: Head of the Working Center for Economic Reforms under the Government of the Russian Federation.
2002-2010: Rector of the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation.
2010-present: Rector of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA).

Born June 1, 1956 in Moscow. In 1978 graduated from the Economics Faculty at Lomonosov Moscow State University. In 1991 received his diploma from the International Business School at Harvard University. In 1980—1991 worked at the Ministry of Finance, USSR.
Mr Zhukov has been elected six times (in 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2011 and 2016) as a Member of Parliament of the Russian Federation. At the second and third convocations of the Duma he was Committee Chairman for the budget and taxation.
During December 2003—March 2004 and since December 2011 till nowadays he is the Member of Parliament - First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
During March 2004—December 2011 Mr Zhukov took up the post of Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
Whilst working for the Russian Federation government he was responsible for the work of the ministries of the Economic Block, as well as for social policies. In 2004—2011 he headed the Board of Directors at the Russian Railways. Since April 2013 has been co-chairman of the Public Council on the development of fast and high-speed railways in the Russian Federation.
In September 2016 he was elected as Member of Parliament - First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 7th convocation.
In the Duma, Mr Zhukov is responsible for creating programmes on legislative activities; leading work on the inter-factional group for developing the President’s Message; overseeing the work of the (tripartite) groups for the improvement of inter-factional relations in the Russian Federation; working with all the budgetary and financial committees of the State Duma, as well as with the Committee of State Construction and the Law; organizing cooperation with the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, with the government, and the executive power. He is also working at the Presidium of the Economic Council, under the auspices of the President of the Russian Federation.
Over the course of many years Mr Zhukov has been in charge of support for high performances sports. Since May 2010 he has been President of the Russian Olympics Committee. In 2013 was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee.
Chairman of The Bolshoi Theatre’s Board of Trustees.
Chairman of the Public Council of The International Military Music Festival “Spasskaya Tower”.
Member of the Supreme Council for the United Russia Party.
His interests include football, chess and golf.

Born on October 12, 1960 in the town of Dobele, Latvian SSR, in the family of a serviceman.
1983 - graduated from the Economics Faculty of the Leningrad State University.
1983 - 1985 - an intern researcher at the Institute of Social and Economic Problems of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
1985 - 1988 - graduate student of the Institute of Economics of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Ph D. in Economics (1988, thesis: "Comparability in the Mechanism of the Implementation of Economic Competition Relations").
From 1988 - a research fellow at the Institute of Social and Economic Problems of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
From October 1990 - Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Economic Reform of the Executive Committee of the Leningrad City Council. After the liquidation of the Economic Reform Committee, he moved to the Management Committee of the Leningrad Free Economic Zone.
November 1991 - 1992 - Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development.
August 1992 - 1993 - Chairman of the Chief Financial Administration of the Mayor’s Office of St. Petersburg (later renamed the Finance Committee).
1993 - June 1996 - Deputy, First Deputy Mayor, member of the City Government, Chairman of the Committee for Economics and Finance of the Mayor’s Office of St. Petersburg.
In August 1996, by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation he was appointed Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, Head of the Main Control Office of the President of the Russian Federation.
In March 1997, he was appointed First Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation.

From January 1999 - First Deputy Chairman of the Board of RAO UES of Russia.
In June 1999, he was appointed First Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation.
From May 2000, by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation - Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation.
From March 9, 2004 by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation he was appointed Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation.
From September 2007, by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation - Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation.
Released from office on September 26, 2011 by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1251.
Since April 2012 - Chairman of the Committee of Civil Initiatives - a community of professionals able to offer alternative solutions to the problems facing the country.
In April 2016, he became the head of the Center for Strategic Research, and was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Economic Council under the President of Russia.
On May 22, 2018, on the proposal of the President of the Russian Federation, he was appointed by the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to the position of Chairman of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation.
Author of more than 30 scientific papers in the field of economics and finance.
Married, has a son and a daughter.

State awards
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III class
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV class
Order of Friendship
Certificate of Honour of the President of the Russian Federation
Certificates of Acknowledgement of the President of the Russian Federation
Medal of P. A. Stolypin, I degree
Certificate of Honor of the Government of the Russian Federation
Certificate of Acknowledgement of the Government of the Russian Federation
Medal of VV Leontiev "For Achievements in the Economy"
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Igor Lotakov joined the company in 1995 in Moscow and became Partner in 2006. Over 20 years, he has helped build the Audit and Assurance practice servicing a wide range of Russian and foreign energy and utilities companies. Igor Lotakov led multiple consolidated financial statements audit engagements for groups of companies, provided advisory and risk assurance services. Igot Lotakov contributed to the company as Energy, Utilities and Mining Leader in Russia, Audit Leader in Russia and Audit Leader in CEE. Igor is an ACCA member and a CFA certified professional.