Context: Rector of the National Research University ITMO. Signed an open letter of university rectors expressing support for the decision of the President of Russia to launch a military operation against Ukraine. Trusted representative of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin. Trusted representatives ensured the re-election of Vladimir Putin, who has pursued an aggressive policy against Ukraine since 2014, in the non-competitive presidential election on March 18, 2018. Member of the Board of Directors of JSC RUSNANO