Alex Zhigarev

With over 15 years of experience in strategy, operations and entrepreneurship, Alex knows сhallenges faced by technological startups and how to deal with them.

Having completed a Masters Degree in Applied Mathematics from Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, he started his career as a software developer and project/program manager in largeIT companies (Luxoft, Dell, Ericsson). He developed an avionics software, managed process improvement initiatives, was responsible for due diligence cases and M&A in engineering and TMT industries and even evangelized agile methodologies before Agile became a mainstream practice.

Education

• 2010 - 2010 Master of Business Administration in Business Administration @ Insead
• 2017 – 2017 Merger Week: Creating Value Through Strategic Acquisitions and Alliances, Business Administration and Management, General @ Kellogg Executive Education
• 2006 – 2006 PMP, Project Management Professional Project Management Institute @ Project Management Institute
• 1998 - 2004 Master of Science in Computer Science @ National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute)