Igor Finogenov

Igor Valentinovich Finogenov (Russian: Игорь Валентинович Финогенов; born March 24, 1959, Leningrad) is a Russian banker and entrepreneur. Since 2009, he has been a member of the Council of Foreign Investors under the President of Kazakhstan.

Education In 1982, Finogenov graduated from the Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and in 1989 from the USSR Academy of Foreign Trade.

He graduated with a degree in Modern Management from York University (Toronto, Canada), as well as Harvard Business School.

In 1987–1991 he was a senior economist at the All-Union Association Energomashexport.

In 2006–2015 he was chair of the board of the Eurasian Development Bank. The Council dialogues with the authorities on possible legislative changes and ways to reduce tax burdens, remove administrative barriers, and grant preferences to foreign companies wishing to operate in the country. Igor Finogenov facilitated the entry of Japanese, Indian, Italian, British, American, Swiss, French, Turkish, Polish, Chinese, German, and Canadian companies into Kazakhstan. Honorary Medal of the Association of Regional Banks of Russia (2009) Order of Friendship (2010) Order of Friendship (Dostyk) of Kazakhstan, II Degree (2011) Certificate of Honor of the President of Kazakhstan for a significant contribution to the economic development and improvement of the state's investment image (2023)