Sergey Aleksashenko

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Aleksashenko.

Sergey Vladimirovich Aleksashenko also transliterated as Alexashenko (Russian: Сергей Владимирович Алексашенко; born 23 December 1959) is a Russian economist and former government official. He was the deputy finance minister from 1993 to 1995, and first deputy chairman of the board of the Central Bank of Russia from 1995 to 1998.^[1][2][a] He was placed on a wanted list by the Russian government in November 2023.^[4]

Aleksashenko in 2015

Early life

Sergei Aleksashenko was born in 1959 into a family of engineers.^[5] Upon graduating from high school, he entered the MGIMO, but was expelled after his first year. Two years later, the Komsomol sent Aleksashenko to study at the Moscow State University.^[6] He graduated from the university in 1986 and later obtained a PhD in economic sciences.^[5]

Career

Aleksashenko was the deputy finance minister from 1993 to 1995, and first deputy chairman of the board of the Central Bank of Russia from 1995 to 1998.^[1]

Aleksashenko is a former head of Merrill Lynch in Moscow.^[2]

As of August 2016, Aleksashenko is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.^[2]

In November 2023, the official Russian news agencies TASS and RIA reported that Russia's interior ministry had placed him on a wanted list with Sergei Guriev, another economist in exile, on unspecified charges.^[4]

In 2024, he became an expert at the "European Center for Analysis and Strategies" (CASE).^[9]

Political stance

In May 2014, Aleksashenko publicly criticised the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.^[7]

In March 2020, he signed an appeal against the amendments to the Russian Constitution proposed by Vladimir Putin.^[8]

In 2022, Aleksashenko condemned Russian invasion of Ukraine. As of 2023, he is one of the members of the Anti-War Committee of Russia.^[9]

Personal life

Aleksashenko is married, he has three children.^[5]

Selected works

• López-Claros, Augusto; Alexashenko, Sergei V. (1998). Fiscal Policy: Issues During the Transition in Russia. International Monetary Fund. ISBN 978-1-55775-703-6.
• Aleksashenko, Sergey (2016). Evaluating Western Sanctions on Russia. Atlantic Council. ISBN 978-1-61977-458-2.
• Aleksashenko, Sergeĭ (2018). Putin's Counterrevolution. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 978-0-8157-3276-1.

Notes

1. From 1995 to 1998, Aleksashenko, who was the deputy finance minister and first deputy chairman of the board of the Central Bank of Russia, was a superior to Aleksandr Torshin who was a superior to Alexander Romanov who allegedly is the leader of the Taganskaya OPG (Russian: Таганская ОПГ) in Spain and refers to Torshin as his 'godfather' according to the Spanish Civil Guard.^[2][3] According to the Spanish Civil Guard, Alexander Romanov is an intermediary between Torshin and Igor Zhirnokleev (Russian: Игорь Жирноклеев) who is the leader of the Taganskaya OPG.^[3]