Sergei Guriev is a Russian economist. He is currently a Morgan Stanley Professor of Economics and a Rector at the New Economic School (NES) in Moscow, Russia. He joined NES in 1998 focusing on research and teaching and became a full-time permanent faculty member in 1999. He became the school's Rector in 2004. He is also teaching graduate courses in economics of development, microeconomic theory and contract theory.
His primary interests are in contract theory, corporate governance, labor mobility, political economics, economics of development and transition. His work is frequently published in various Russian and international journals, including American Economic Review, Journal of European Economic Association and Journal of Economic Perspectives. He is currently running a monthly column in Forbes Russia and a biweekly column for the leading Russian business daily Vedomosti. He has also contributed numerously to columns in the New York Times, Smart Money, Moscow Times, and Expert.
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Sergei Guriev was born on October 21, 1971 in Vladikavkaz,Russia. He received his high school diploma in 1988 from Kiev Physics Mathematics High School #145. In 1993 he graduated Summa Cum Laude from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology with Masters in Economics and Computer Science and in 1994 received his PhD in Applied Mathematics from The Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1997-98, he visited the Department of Economics at MIT for a one-year post-doctoral placement. In 2002 he received a degree of Doctor of Science in Economics. In 2003-2004 he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at Princeton University.
In 2001, Sergei Guriev was announced the Best Academic Manager in Social Sciences by the Science Support Foundation. In 2000 and 2005, he was awarded Gold Medal for Best Research in Development Economics by the Global Development Network. In 2006, he was selected a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
Since 1999, Sergei Guriev has been a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London. He is also a board member for Sberbank Rossii (Savings Bank of the Russian Federation), Agency for Home Mortgage Lending, Alfa Strakhovanie, Russian Venture Company and of the Dynasty Foundation. He is a member of President of Russia's Council on Science, Education and Technology and a member of Scientific Council of Bruegel think tank. He is also the President of the Center for Economic and Financial Research at The New Economic School.
In 2009, he received the Second Prize Medal for Research on Foreign Direct Investment and Natural Resources, The Global Development Network (GDN), Ninth Annual Awards Competition. He was also elected in the Top 100 of the President of Russian Federation Reserve of Management Cadre.