Andrey Bystritskiy CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE VALDAI DISCUSSION CLUB

Andrey Bystritskiy is the Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club and the Chairman of the Public Supervisory Council of the Russian Ministry of Communications. He is also a Professor at the National Research University – Higher School of Economics, and the Dean of the Faculty of Communications, Media and Design. He has been involved in the media industry since 1991, having held a variety of positions including head of the Audience Research Department at the All- Russia State Television and Radio Company (RTR), Producer of the Russian News Service with the BBC and Chairman of the Voice of Russia State Radio Company, among others.