Mikhail Naumovich BRODSKY

Born on 4 March 1948 in Leningrad. In 1971, graduated from the Department of Economics of the Leningrad State University; in 1996, graduated from the University of Law (Marseilles); in 2001, graduated from the North-Western Civil Service Academy in charge of the President of the Russian Federation in the speciality of law.
1992 Ph. D. in economics.
2000 Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.
2002 J. D.

1976-87 Teacher and researcher at the St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance.
1987-91 Head of chair at the Turkmen National Economy Institute, chairman of the board of Nauka (joint-stock company).
1991-92 Head of the Science, Education, and Public Health Department of the Apparatus of the President of Turkmenistan.
1992-94 Prorector for economics and finance of the Turkmen State University, Director General of the Innovation Fund.
1994-95 Aix-en-Provence University (Marseilles, France): participation in a joint programme on development of business education and retraining for teaching under conditions of a market economy.
1996-98 Professor of the University of Economics and Finance, expert consultant with the Legislative Assembly, Chairman of the Board of Alternativa non-state pension fund and the Alliance Consulting company.
1998-2002 Deputy of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly of the second convocation, chairman of the Supervision Group and head of a deputies' faction.
In 2003, appointed to the positions of deputy head of the St. Petersburg Administration's Chancery and representative of the Governor of St. Petersburg in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly.
Actual State Councillor of St. Petersburg.