Alexey Evgenievich Likhachev (born December 23, 1962, Sarov) is a Russian official and manager who is serving as the Director General of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom since 2016.
Biography
Born on December 23, 1962 in Sarov (Arzamas-75).
In 1985, he graduated from the Radiophysics Department of the Gorky State University. In 1998, he graduated from the economics department of the same university.
In 1999, he defended his PhD thesis on "Investment Management in the Context of Formation of Market Relations" at the Nizhny Novgorod State University.
He has a Doctor of Economics degree. In 2006, he defended his doctoral thesis on "Economic Diplomacy of Russia in the Context of Globalization" at the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade.
In 1985-1987, he worked as an engineer at the Gorky Research Instrument-Making Institute. He was engaged in social and political activities. In 1987-1988 he was the secretary of the Komsomol committee of the Gorky Scientific Research Instrument-Making Institute, in 1988-1992 he served in the Gorky city committee of the Komsomol.
In 1992-2000, Likhachev was the manager of the Nizhny Novgorod social and industrial insurance company "Aval";[1]