President of the Association of Russian Banks
Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Born 14 May 1955
Education
1976 – graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University with a degree in Physics
1989 – graduated from the All-USSR Correspondence Institute of Law with a degree in Law Science
1992 – graduated from the Government of the Russian Federation Academy of National Economy with a degree in Economics
1995 – graduated from the Government of the Russian Federation Financial Academy with a postgraduate degree in Finance and Banking
Career
1977-1988 – Research Fellow at the Lenin All-USSR Electrotechnical Institute
1988-1990 – Employee at the Head Office for Science and Technology with the Moscow City Executive Committee
1990-1998 – Head of the Bank for Development of Science and Technology (Technobank)
1991 – Co-founder and elected Vice-president of the Association of Russian Banks
1992 – Founder and Head of the Interbank Financial House
1999 – Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Russian Government Yevgeny Primakov
2002 until present – President of the Association of Russian Banks
Science and Research
Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Professor, Doctor of Law, PhD in Physics and Mathematics
Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation
Chief Research Fellow at the Government of the Russian Federation Institute for Legislation and Comparative Law
Co-chair of the Science Advisory Board for Legal, Psychological and Socio-economic Public Support of the RAS Social Sciences Division
Co-chair of the RAS Academic Council for Protecting and Upholding Competition
Member of the Academic Board of the RAS Institute of State and Law
Member of the Academic Board of the Government of the Russian Federation Institute for Legislation and Comparative Law
Foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
Author of over 250 scientific and academic publications, including over 30 monographs
Author of Theory of Banking Law
Russia’s first Banking Law curriculum for Bachelor’s and Master’s programs later adopted by multiple universities in Russia was developed under Garegin Tosunyan’s supervision.
Public Sector Activity
Member of the Financial Market Development Council of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Member of the Central Bank Governor’s Advisory Council for Development of the National Payment System
Member of the Financial Ombudsman Service Council
Member of the Expert Council for Protecting Competition at the Financial Market with the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia
Board Member of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
Member of the Council for Professional Qualifications in the Financial Market
Presidium Member of the National Accreditation Board for Business and Management Education
Vice President and Academician of the International Management Academy
President of the Russian-Croatian Friendship Society
Member of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO
