Economist Sergei Guriev will head London Business School – Kommersant
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Former rector of the Russian School of Economics Sergei Guriev (declared a foreign agent) will head London Business School (LBS) in the 2024/2025 academic year. In the near future, he will leave his post as vice-rector of the Paris Institute of Political Studies Sciences Po.
LBS is the business school of the University of London. Known for programs in finance, consulting, technology, startups and media.
“I am thrilled and honored to be appointed Head of London Business School. I admire this institution for its academic excellence and commitment to diversity and inclusion,” said Sergei Guriev, as quoted in press release LBS. He will also teach economics at LBS.
From 2005 to 2013, Sergei Guriev was the rector of NES. After starting an investigation into the lawyers and economists who issued an expert opinion on the second Yukos case, he left for France. From 2015 to 2019, Mr. Guriev was chief economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In 2022, he was appointed vice-rector of Sciences Po.
Ministry of Justice contributed Sergei Guriev to the register of foreign agents on March 10, 2023. As a reason, the department indicated that the economist opposed the special operation in Ukraine and participated in the creation and distribution of materials of foreign agents.
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