Alexander Fertman
Alexander
Fertman
Managing Director of the Department of Scientific and Technological Development
Skolkovo Foundation

Biography

Graduate of the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
Postdoc at the Heavy Ion Research Center (Darmstadt, Germany). Over 150 publications in scientific and innovative fields, including more than 40 in peer-reviewed journals. Alumnus of the Rosatom State Corporation’s Executive Reserve Training Program (in collaboration with ESMT).
Alumnus of the 1st Executive Reserve School in the field of Science and Higher Education, 2023.
Since 2015, one of the organizers and deputy head of the NTI’s “Technet” working group.
Member of the Skoltech Academic Council.
Member of the Interdepartmental Working Group on Technological Development under the Government Commission on Economic Modernization and Innovative Development of Russia; member of the Executive Committee for the Development of the High-Tech Sector “Technologies of New Materials and Substances” in Russia.
Ten years of experience in developing technology startups and collaborating with major Russian and international corporations on R&D development strategies and specific technological areas, as well as engaging partners from small businesses and universities.
Founder of the Skolkovo Foundation’s initiator IGTech, aimed at creating investment-attractive entrepreneur-researcher teams.
Author of a training program for the commercialization of R&D and the development of scientists’ competencies. Developer and expert for the educational, practical, and acceleration programs.