Board of Directors

Biography

Since 2001, Mr Livshits has been RUSAL’s Director for International and Special Projects.

Between 2000 and 2001, Mr Livshits was the Chairman of the Russian Credit Bank and the President of Brussels International Banking Club. From 1999 to 2000, he was the Minister and a representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the affairs of the industrial countries in G-8. From 1997 to 1998, he was the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration and representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the affairs of the industrial countries in G-8.

In 1996 he was appointed as the Minister for Finance and Deputy Head of the Russian government. In the same year he became a representative of the Russian Federation in the International Monetary Fund and in 1997 became a representative of the Russian President at the National Banking Council. From 1994 to 1996, he held the role of economic advisor to the Russian President. In 1994 he was appointed Head of a group of experts for the Russian President. In September 1993, he was part of a working group on the analytical provision of constitutional reforms. From April 1992 he was the Deputy Head of the Analytical Centre of the Presidential Administration.

From 1971 to 1992 Mr Livshits held a number of academic positions including; a post-graduate student, lecturer, assistant professor, professor and head of the political economy chair at the Moscow Machinery Institute.

Alexander Livshits graduated from the Plekhanov Moscow Institute of National Economy, majoring in economic cybernetics, holds a PhD in Economics.