The party "Law and Justice"
Andrey L. Kostin (born September 21, 1956) is a Russian banker, currently President and Chairman of the Management Board of VTB Bank, Member of the Supervisory Council, Member of the Strategy and Corporate Governance Committee, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of several VTB subsidiaries, including Bank of Moscow and VTB 24, PhD in Economics. In 2007, VTB Supervisory Council extended Kostin’s term as President and Chairman of the Management Board until 2012. In April 2012, VTB Supervisory Council reappointed Kostin until 2017.Shares owned in the charter capital of VTB Bank – 0.00036%.
Kostin graduated with honors in 1979 from Moscow State University with a degree in International Economics (major: Teaching political economy). In 2001 received a PhD in Economics for a dissertation entitled "Globalisation: A Form of Internationalisation of the Economy".
He is one of the most active representatives of the Russian banking sector and is a frequent guest on CNBC, Fox News, CNN, BBC and Bloomberg TV-channel. He has three times participated in the Charlie Rose show on Bloomberg television, as well as the Hard Talk programme on BBC. He has been attending the World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland) since 1996.