Dmitriy Shimanko

Academic Year: 
2014-15
Direction: 
To Yale
Exchange Partners: 
Moscow State University
Research Interest: 
Comparative Analysis of Venture Capital Industry In Russia and the US

Dmitriy Shimanko is a first-year PhD Candidate at the School of Public Administration of Lomonosov Moscow State University and a current Fox Fellow at Yale. His PhD thesis is titled, "A comparative analysis of venture capital infrastructure in the US and Russia". Whilst preparing his thesis, he has taken part in a few scientific conferences and has published several articles on venture capital and private equity issues. His academic interests include national venture infrastructure development, corporate venture capital investments as well as venture capital contracting issues. Dmitriy is currently employed by EY, a large consulting firm, and plans to achieve success in strategic consulting and venture capital and private equity advisory.