Vladimir Ivanovich YAKUNIN
Vladimir Ivanovich Yakunin, Doctor of Political Sciences, Head of the State Politics Department, Political Sciences Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, specialises in state policy and governance. Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute, founder of Bridgens.
- Over 12 years’ experience managing one of the world’s 10 largest transport and logistics companies.
- Over 2 years’ experience working with the Russian Federation Government as Deputy Transport Minister and First Deputy Minister for the Railways.
- Over 6 years’ experience as a diplomat at the UN, including experience leading international working groups looking at the civilian use of space
Dr Yakunin is a Full State Counsellor First Class of the Russian Federation and has the rank Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador.
Membership of international and scientific research bodies
Member of the International Political Science Association;
Co-Chair of the Russian Association of Political Scientists;
Head of the Problem Analysis and Public Administration Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences;
Head of the Scientific Council, Russian Academy of Sciences ‘Transnational Development of the Eurasian Continent’ Interagency Coordinating Council;
Member of the Editorial Board for the Scientific Journal Outlines of Global Transformations: Politics, Economics, Law;
Member of the Scientific Council, Russian Academy of Sciences, Fundamental Research Programme, the Economics and Sociology of Science and Education;
Member of the Academic Council, Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Socio-Political Research;
Member of the Academic Council, Faculty of Political Sciences, Lomonosov Moscow State University;
Member of the Editorial Board for the journal Moscow University Bulletin, Series 12, Political Sciences;
Member of the Editorial Board for the journal Moscow University Bulletin, Series, Contemporary Social Sciences;
Full Member, Russian Academy of Social Sciences;
Member of the Board of Trustees, Russian Academy of Education;
Member of the Board of Trustees, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) (under the Russian Federation Foreign Ministry);
Member of the Board of Trustees, Higher School of Management, St Petersburg State University;
Member of the Board, Shanghai Institute for International Studies;
Member of the Association Franco-Russian Dialogue;
Member of the Honorary Committee, Institute for Eurasian Studies (Italy)
Honorary President, Society of Friendship with Austria;
Chairman of the Supervisory Committee, Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute;
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, St Andrew the First Called Foundation;
Member of the Board of Trustees, Russian Academy of Education;
Member of the Board of Trustees, Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund
Member of the Board of Trustees, Russian Association of Lawyers;
Member of the Board of Trustees, Russkiy Mir Foundation;
Visiting professor of the Peking University and the Honorable professor of the Beijing Normal University;
Member of the Board of International Advisors, The Shanghai Institute for international studies.
State awards
Dr Vladimir Yakunin has received both Russian and international state awards in recognition of his achievements.
Russian awards include the following: Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of Friendship, order of Honour, Order for Services to the Fatherland (IV Class); Certificate of Honour of the Russian Federation; Medal for Impeccable Work and Excellence (I Class); and the P.A.Stolypin Medal (I Class). He was awarded the Russian Federation State Prize in Science and Technology.
International awards include the following: France’s highest distinction, the Legion of Honour, Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria; The Order of Dostyk (Friendship) (II Class), Kazakhstan’s highest award, Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Spain’s Order for Civil Merit in the Grand Cross Class, and the Order of St. Sava, (I Class).