Degrees
• 1981 Candidate of psychological science (Ph.D)
• 1993 Doctor of political science
Foreign Language skills
• English, French
Professional skills
• Specialist in political psychology;
• Experience managing public relations and political campaigns;
• Creator of the Russian concept of psychology of political leadership;
• In 1996 personal Boris Yeltsin’s political consultant.
The author of
• “One can not be born a Politician: How to become an effective Political Leader”, 1993
• “Image of the Leader”, 1994
• “Political Consultant In the Russian Election Campaigns”, 1995
• “Political Advertising”, 1999
• “Political consulting”, 2002.
• “Games with toy soldiers. Political psychology of the presidents”, 2004.
The latter three books are the 1999 and 2003 winners of “Silver Archer”- Russian national award in the theory of PR.
Membership in professional organizations
• American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC),
• European Association of Political Consultants (EAPC),
• International Public Relations Association (IPRA),
• Counselors Academy, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA),
• Russian Public Relations Association (RPRA).