Alexander Borodich

Alexander Borodich (Russian: Алекса́ндр Борóдич; born July 28, 1975) is a Russian venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and digital media strategist. Borodich is the former marketing director at Mail.ru Group. Borodich is a private investor, the founder of the Universa blockchain platform, the managing partner of the marketing communication agency FutureAction, the founder of FutureLabs, and the founder of VentureClub, a Russian investment and business angel network. He is the former principal of the Economic and Mathematical School at Moscow State University (2010–2013), and Chairman of the Scientific Research & Innovative Technologies Commission at the International Aerospace Committee .

Early life and education Borodich was born in Moscow, Russia, on July 28, 1975.

In 1999, Borodich graduated from the Moscow State Institute of Electronics and Mathematics, and in 2003 he completed his graduate studies.

He holds a master's degree from the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Department of Marketing.

In 2008, Borodich received an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics.

From 2003 to 2005, Borodich was involved in online marketing at MAR Consult, while working on his own project called ViralMeter, a viral marketing tracking service.

In 2009–2010, Borodich directed online marketing initiatives at Mail.ru Group as a Marketing Director. He negotiated new key partnerships and led media campaigns for Mail.ru. Borodich began lecturing at Moscow State University in 2003 and also teaches at the National Research University Higher School of Economics. Universa Blockchain — a blockchain platform founded in 2017, developed for enterprise and government digitalization projects.

Borodich also participated in the reorganization of EcoBrightFuture Inc. into Universal Token (NASDAQ: EBFI), a U.S.-based holding specializing in blockchain financial infrastructure. The company's projects include initiatives in tokenized commodities and digital asset management, particularly in the United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka.

Professional recognition In 2012, Borodich was granted a patent in the USA on assessing the effectiveness of information dissemination in social networks.

The same year, he was one of the winners at the MobileBeat Innovation Competition (San Francisco).

In 2014, the Russian National Business Angels Association recognized Borodich as Russia's "business angel of the year" at a ceremony at the Skolkovo Hypercube.