# Center for Strategic Research (Russia)

The Center for Strategic Research (Russian: Центр стратегических разработок), or CSR (Russian: ЦСР), is a Russian public policy think tank based in Moscow, Russia. The Center for Strategic Research (CSR) is a non-commercial organization that plays key role in elaboration and implementation of long-term development strategy of Russia's economy. CSR was established in December 1999.

## Operation

Among key objectives, CSR assumes monitoring and comprehensive analysis of socio-economic development indicators. The Foundation uses its own information and analysis tools, that are managed by experts of 18 areas of competences (the list will be extended) and cooperates with federal and regional authorities, Russian and foreign companies, representatives of expert communities and consultants.

## Areas of Competences of CSR

Center for socio-economic research
Center for regional economy research
Center for regulatory policy
Center for economic analysis and forecasting
Center for investment analysis and macroeconomic research
Center for climate and green energy
Spatial development
Economy of the fuel and energy sector
Economy and social development
Economy of the non-raw-materials sector
Economy of infrastructure industries
Digital development
Economy of monopolies
Contract management
Institute for the development of the multifunctional center (MFC)
Strategic communications
Legislative development
Fiscal policy

## CSR Senior Management (since the establishment of the Center)

Herman Gref (1999-2011), President and Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank
Vladimir Mau (2011-2014), Rector and Chairman of Academic Council of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
Alexei Kudrin (2016-2018), Head of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation
Maxim Oreshkin (2018-2020), Adviser to the President of Russia
Maxim Reshetnikov (2020 – till present), Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

## CSR Presidents (periods with current posts)

Dmitry Mezentsev (1999-2002), State Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus
Nikolai Petrov (2002-2004), acting President of CSR
Elvira Nabiullina (2003-2005), Chairwoman of the Central Bank of Russia
Mikhail Dmitriev (2005-2014), in the past – First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Knyaginin (2014-2016), Vice Governor of Saint Petersburg
Pavel Kadochnikov (2016-2018), Deputy Minister of Finance of Russia
Alexander Sinitsyn (2018-2020), Head of Tinkov Family Foundation
Vladislav Onishenko (2020 – till present)

## CSR Board

Maxim Reshetnikov, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the CSR Board
Dmitry Mezentsev, State Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, Deputy Chairman of the CSR Board
Yaroslav Kuzminov, Academic Supervisor of National Research University – Higher School of Economics (HSE)
Oleg Vyugin, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Moscow Exchange
Vladimir Mau, Rector and Chairman of Academic Council of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
Evgeny Yasin, Doctor of Sciences in Economics, Professor
Evgeny Gavrilenkov, Doctor of Sciences in Economics, Professor at the National Research University – Higher School of Economics (HSE)
Marat Uzyakov, Deputy Director of the Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEF RAS)
Taliya Habrieva, Member of the Russian President's Council for Countering Corruption

## CSR Top-Management

Vladislav Onishchenko, President of CSR
Tatyana Gorovaya, Senior Vice-President of CSR
Gleb Pokatovich, Senior Vice-President of CSR
Tatyana Radchenko, Senior Vice-President of CSR
Mikhail Rasstrigin, Senior Vice-President of CSR