Curriculum Vitae ( pdf version )

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

         University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
       Robert H. Smith School of Business
       Assistant Professor of Finance


EDUCATION

         Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
       MIT Sloan School of Management, GPA=5/5
       Ph.D in Finance, June 2007
       Thesis: "Essays on Trades and Security Prices"

         Moscow State University, Russia (1996-2001)
       Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, GPA = 4.84/5
       Specialist (Diploma) in Applied Mathematics, summa cum laude
       Thesis: Optimal Investment Decisions


RESEARCH

         Information vs. Liquidity: Evidence from Portfolio Transitions (Job Market Paper)
       Price Impact and Spread: Application of Bias-Free Estimation Methodology to Portfolio Transitions
       Are Price Impact Functions Linear?
       Optimal Trading Strategy and Supply/Demand Dynamics, with Jiang Wang
       Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Financial Markets
       Optimal Investment Decisions, with V.Morozov and D.Sapozhnikova
       Computational Mathematics and Modeling, 2001, vol. 12


OTHER EXPERIENCE

         GEODE Capital Management, USA, Summer Internship, (Summer 2004)
         EGAR Technology Inc., Moscow Russia, Business Analyst (2000-2001)


SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, AWARDS

         Morgan Stanley Equity Market Microstructure Research Grant (joint with J.Wang)
       Merrill Lynch Fellowship Award, 2002-2003, 2003-2004
       Presidential Graduate Fellowship, 2001-2002
       The winner of Moscow Intellectual Marathon’96
       The winner of High School Competitions in Mathematics and Physics


TECHNICAL SKILLS & HOBBIES

         Language: Russian(native), English (fluent), German, French, Spanish (basics)
       Sport: Tennis, Ice Hockey, Snowboarding
       Hobbies: Mountaineering & Hiking, Photography, Drawing