Pavel Luksha

Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires University of Hertfordshire About Global thinker, change catalyst, and facilitator working with systemic social innovations in education, business, tech & social entrepreneurship, culture, and urban development. ... see more +22 Experience Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires Visiting Faculty Member Company NameInstituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires Dates EmployedMay 2017 – Present Employment Duration2 yrs 4 mos Global Venture Alliance (GVA) Partner, Education Vertical Company NameGlobal Venture Alliance (GVA) Dates EmployedDec 2016 – Present Employment Duration2 yrs 9 mos * Acceleration of projects and mentoring of entrepreneurs in new education * Events on the future and transformation of education (e.g. GELP-GEF 2017 "Transforming Education for Complexity") * TeenStart: a series of programs for empowering teenagers (10-16 y.o.) to be pas... See more Global Education Futures Director & Founder Company NameGlobal Education Futures Dates EmployedMay 2014 – Present Employment Duration5 yrs 4 mos Global Education Futures is an international collaboration platform for shapers and sherpahs of transforming global education. I launched this platform in 2014 as a culmination of years of our earlier work with Russian educators community. We conducted tens of events across the world in past three years, bringing together 500+ educational leaders, global thin... See more Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO Professor of Practice Company NameMoscow School of Management SKOLKOVO Dates EmployedDec 2009 – Present Employment Duration9 yrs 9 mos In 2009-13, I developed and lead a number of corporate and industry-focused executive education programs, including (but not limited to) innovation management and oil&gas programs. Project partners included MIT, BP, leading Russian technological and energy companies, and the Ministry of Economic Development. Our Skolkovo-Rosatom ... See more Russian Agency for Strategic Initiatives Member of Expert Council Company NameRussian Agency for Strategic Initiatives Dates EmployedDec 2011 – Dec 2015 Employment Duration4 yrs 1 mo * Support to 100+ projects of systemic innovation in professional education & training, based on Education 2030 vision * Foresight movement and globally unique Foresight Fleet (one of the largest future awareness labs in the world) - co-author of methodology, program director, and more... See more Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences Senior Researcher Company NameInstitute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences Dates EmployedAug 2006 – Dec 2012 Employment Duration6 yrs 5 mos Working with the Centre of Evolutionary Economics, headed by Acad. V.Maevsky. EXELANCE Owner Company NameEXELANCE Dates EmployedFeb 2006 – Nov 2009 Employment Duration3 yrs 10 mos http://www.exelance.ru Staffing of consulting & implementation projects with top-level professionals. Primarily ERP (SAP, OeBS). Alvarez and Marsal Senior Manager Company NameAlvarez and Marsal Dates EmployedJun 2008 – Oct 2009 Employment Duration1 yr 5 mos Corporate restructuring and company process improvement through interim management assignments Independent Consultant Project Leader Company NameIndependent Consultant Dates EmployedJun 2005 – Jun 2008 Employment Duration3 yrs 1 mo Consulting in strategy and investment issues across the range of industries. Projects including, but not limited to: • restructuring / turnover management (medium-scale heavy machinery building company, medical clinics network); • strategy for new / existing businesses (integrated global metal producer; major steel construction company; large FMCG company (shoes); regional player in TV/radio/publishing); • investment strategy and corporate governance issues (Central Asian commercial bank; large FMCG company (food products); real estate investor company; ); • valuation models / business planning (leading Russian player in cinemas; large FMCG company; major packaging company; internet portal); • analysis and policy advising (Ministry of Economy, Ukraine; Ministry of IT and Telecom, Russia). Consultancy level: owners / Boards of Directors. See less Linebrook Senior Investment Manager Company NameLinebrook Dates EmployedSep 2006 – May 2007 Employment Duration9 mos Linebrook was a PE Fund set up with the assets of MDM Group: * Eurochem, one of the world's largest fertilizer manufacturers * SUEK, Russia's largest and world top10 coal producer * TMK, top3 steel pipe producer My functions were (1) execution of shareholder control: control over asset performance (financial performance, debt burden); stock incentive program options; board formation & definition of remuneration structure. (2) preparation for shareholder exit (IPO or strategic buyout): valuation projects; ‘quality projects’, etc (3) analytical support to owner / key management decision-making: daily analysis of economy performance & key market events in Russia & Eastern Europe; industry coverage in energy & chemical industries. See less SEVERSTAL-Auto Director for Controlling (before: Project Leader) Company NameSEVERSTAL-Auto Dates EmployedDec 2001 – May 2005 Employment Duration3 yrs 6 mos Responsibilities and accomplishments in (a) strategic business-planning and marketing, (b) controlling and organizational improvements, (c) international partnership negotiations, governmental relations, public spokesman for strategy presentation. Two permanent subordinates, up to 15 subordinates on project basis; supervised activities of ma... See more Accenture Consultant Company NameAccenture Dates EmployedSep 2000 – Nov 2001 Employment Duration1 yr 3 mos • M&A (due diligence in large overseas acquisition in oil&gas); • feasibility studies: large steel producer (coordinated consulting team, responsible for justification of 100 Mil Euro investment program), leading international retail network (part of the team for 100 Mil USD investment project);... See more ARCADIS Consultant / Proposal Writer Company NameARCADIS Dates EmployedMay 1998 – May 2000 Employment Duration2 yrs 1 mo • feasibility studies and financial forecasting: detailed financial plan for 20 Mil USD investment agricultural project in St. Petersburg (joint finance of the World Bank and Dutch financial institutions), detailed business plan for external financing in 15 Mil Euro investment agricultural project in Togliatti (finance of Dutch institutions and SENTER);... See more Prime-TASS Leading Analyst Company NamePrime-TASS Dates EmployedSep 1997 – Apr 1998 Employment Duration8 mos Coordinator of the joint information project with Moscow International Currency Exchange on regional bonds market. IKF ALT Junior Consultant Company NameIKF ALT Dates EmployedFeb 1995 – Sep 1997 Employment Duration2 yrs 8 mos Financial planning / valuations for industrial and retail enterprises, development of software for feasibility studies and financial analysis (ALT-Invest, ALT-Prognosis) Show fewer experiences Education University of Hertfordshire University of Hertfordshire Field Of StudyBusiness Administration Dates attended or expected graduation 2004 – 2010 With Prof. Geoffrey M Hodgson (UoH) and Prof. Thorbjorn Knudsen (Denmark) Central Economic Mathematical Institute (CEMI) of RAS Central Economic Mathematical Institute (CEMI) of RAS Degree NamePhD (Kandidat) Field Of StudyEconomics Dates attended or expected graduation 2006 – 2006 Higher School of Economics Higher School of Economics Degree NameM.Sc. Field Of StudyEconomics Dates attended or expected graduation 1994 – 2000 Activities and Societies: established University newspaper (1995), ran student scientific discussion club (1996) 10, Obninsk 10, Obninsk