Russia

St. Petersburg Office

Telephone: +7.812.955.0819
E-mail: russia@fuqua.duke.edu

Daniel "Dan" Nagy
Associate Dean and Regional Director for Russia, CIS, and Europe

Dan Nagy is Associate Dean and Regional Director for Russia, CIS, and Europe at the Fuqua School of Business. He is responsible for business development in the regions and specifically in managing Fuqua's partnership and operations in region.

Prior to his current position Nagy was Associate Dean for Global Business Development where he opened up the Middle East and Russia as major markets for Fuqua. He has also served as Associate Dean for Executive MBA Admissions and Development and Assistant Dean for the Daytime MBA program. Nagy came to Fuqua in 1993 as Director of Career Services and Placement. Before joining Duke he worked in business for 10 years as Director of Human Resources for Chevron and as Senior VP of the Human Resource Consulting firm Drake Beam Morin. Currently Nagy runs a nationally-known training program on strategic college recruiting and selection interviewing, conducts research and consults on retaining high performing employees and recruiting and managing the younger (generation Y) work force.

Daria Bashkeeva
Regional Manager for Russia and CIS
daria.bashkeeva@duke.edu

Daria Bashkeeva serves as Regional Manager for Russia and the CIS, and she is based in Fuqua's St. Petersburg office. She is responsible for representing Fuqua at a variety of events in Russia and CIS countries, and she coordinates activities for admissions, alumni, and corporate relations. She also handles logistics for our Russia-based programs. Bashkeeva holds a Master in International Business degree from the Graduate School of Management, St.Petersburg State University, which is Fuqua's key partner in Russia. Prior to joining Fuqua, Bashkeeva worked in client communication and marketing.

Uliana Shevchuk
Administrative Assistant, Russia & CIS
uliana.shevchuk@duke.edu

Uliana Shevchuk is Administrative Assistant for Russia and the CIS. Her responsibilities include clerical and project support to the Regional Director and Regional Manager, and scheduling, budgeting, travel arrangements and coordinating tasks.

Shevchuk graduated with a master's degree in English philology from the Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic University. She started her career as a teacher of business English courses, then joined Russian automotive production projects (with Fiat, SsangYong, LDV) working as an interpreter and project coordinator, located in Tatarstan and Nizhny Novgorod. Before Fuqua, Shevchuk worked for Nokian Tyres where she handled secretarial and administrative support for the Russian office.

Shevchuk enjoys studying the history of St.Petersburg and London, the Italian language and cuisine.

Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University

The Fuqua School of Business and the Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg State University have established a partnership to expand business programs into Russia. Through this joint venture, Fuqua will offer the following in St. Petersburg: executive MBA programs, customized executive education courses, and open enrollment executive education courses. Students of The Duke MBA—Cross Continent and The Duke MBA—Global Executive programs will attend classes at GSOM as part of their program. 

Pictured: Executive leadership from the Graduate School of Management meet with students at Fuqua after the global launch event. From left to right are: Executive Associate Dean Igor Baranov, Dean Valery Katkalo, Associate Dean for Executive Education Olga Udovichenko, Executive Director for Center for Corporate Education Ekaterina Karelskaya.   

Knowledge Exchange

In April 2008, Fuqua hosted students from St. Petersburg State University's  Graduate School of Management (GSOM). The 30 Executive MBA students spent five days at Fuqua studying operations management strategies.

Associate Professor of Operations Management Fernando Bernstein — with the assistance of a translator — offered sessions on operations  and strategy, supply chain logistics, inventory management, postponement, and applications of game theory to production and distribution systems. 

The GSOM students represented a number of Russia’s  most prominent companies: the ARNA Petroleum (oil products), Videomir (home appliances), Megafon (telecommunications), Vkus Mody Plus (clothing retail), Epos (cinema chain), Baltic Software and Investment Group, LOESK (electric power-supply), Karat-Plus (confectioners), AB-Service (construction).   

Duke Corporate Education  

Duke University's corporate education arm, Duke Corporate Education (Duke CE), has a global reputation for excellence spanning economics, international relations, trade, government and law. Duke CE has been ranked No. 1 in the world for the last six years (Financial Times). Duke Corporate Education clients in Russia include TNK-BP.

Alumni Clubs

Fuqua boasts more than 30 alumni clubs around the world, including in Russia and the CIS. Visit the Fuqua alumni club's page to learn more about the latest events and activities of the clubs. For questions about Fuqua's alumni clubs, please contact Katie Thomasson, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, at katie.thomasson@duke.edu.

Through an extensive recruiting network, Fuqua alumni work on every continent across the globe. Our alumni are currently working in positions at a number of fine organizations in Europe. A representative, but not exhaustive, list is below:

During the past 10 years we have successfully attracted students from Russia and the CIS to our MBA programs. We have more than 80 alumni/current students in the region, and we hope to continue to increase those numbers. Our students and alumni have told us that they chose our programs for various reasons, including:

• Fuqua was the first U.S. school to offer management training for Russian executives (1989-1997)
• Fuqua's top-ranked faculty (ranked No.1 in the U.S. by BusinessWeek for Intellectual Capital in 2008 and ranked No. 2 for Research in Financial Time's 2010 and 2009 Global MBA Ranking)

The Duke MBA - Daytime Program

Every year several students from Russia and the CIS enroll in our full-time program, which is one of the top-rated programs in the world. The Duke MBA - Daytime is a 22-month graduate school experience that takes place at the main campus in Durham, NC. Our world-class faculty and rigorous curriculum provide outstanding preparation for a career in today's complex, multicultural, and multinational business environment. Students in our Daytime program also have international education opportunities in Russia through the Global Academic Travel Experience (GATE) elective.

Our two highly ranked Executive MBA programs allow students to earn an MBA degree without career interruption. Both of the programs include mandatory residencies in Russia as a part of their curriculum.

The Duke MBA - Cross Continent Program

The Duke MBA - Cross Continent program is an innovative 16-month program geared toward high-potential professionals with 2 to 9 years of work experience, and is focused on providing high quality general management education. It combines distance learning with 6 in-country residency periods in London, Dubai, New Delhi, Shanghai/Kunshan, St. Petersburg, and Durham.

The Duke MBA - Global Executive Program

The Duke MBA - Global Executive program has attracted more students from Russia and the CIS than any other area of the world except the U.S. It is a pioneering 18-month program designed for executives with at least 10 years of work experience. The program combines traditional teaching through residencies followed by distance learning. Residencies in London, Dubai, New Delhi, Shanghai/Kunshan, Bangkok, St. Petersburg, and Durham enhance understanding of international business as well as provide wonderful networking opportunities with global business leaders. 

Learn More

We encourage you to attend an Information Session in Moscow, St.Petersburg, Kiev, Almaty or Astana  or contact your Regional Manager Daria Bashkeeva at russia@fuqua.duke.edu.

Current Events

 Our First Executive Education Program in Russia: Leadership in Turbulent Times

The next seminar is 7 Leadership Principles: How to Make Profitable Customers on May 21 - 22.

We are excited to announce the launch of our first Executive Education program in Russia! In cooperation with our partner the Graduate School of Management (GSOM), St. Petersburg State University, we are offering Leadership in Turbulent Times, a cutting-edge change management program.

Learn more about the entire Leadership in Turbulent Times series: in English and in Russian.

Program Format: Seven two-day seminars from October 2009 - June 2010. You may participate in all seminars, or only those that interest you. The program is co-taught by thought-leaders from Fuqua and GSOM. Seminars are simultaneously translated in Russian and English.   

Who Should Attend: The program is customized to meet the needs of Russian senior executives, managers, and functional specialists who wish to broaden their management skills and/or become more effective at leading change. 

Ongoing Events

Information Sessions

If you are interested in attending an information session to learn more about Fuqua and its presence in the greater Russian region, please contact Dan Nagy, Regional Director at drn2@mail.duke.edu, for details about the next event.

To view the full recruiting and information session schedule, follow the links below:

• The Duke MBA—Daytime
• Executive MBA Programs (including the Cross Continent, Weekend Executive, and Global Executive MBA programs)

Fuqua Alumni Club of Moscow

If you are a graduate of The Fuqua School of Business and are living or working in Russia, check out the Alumni Club of Moscow for area events, including networking opportunities. For more information about our alumni clubs please contact Katie Thomasson on the Fuqua Alumni Relations team.

Past Events

St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

June 4 - 6, 2009 
St. Petersburg

Fuqua Dean Blair Sheppard participated in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum . The world-renowned forum included speeches, presentations,  and discussion sessions with the leading Russian and Western political elite and leaders of industry.

Dean Sheppard participated in a panel discussion titled "A New Economic Model and the Long-term Impact of Crisis." The discussion was moderated by Robert Thomson, Managing Editor of The Wall Street Journal and Editor-in-Chief of Dow Jones. Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Arkady Dvorkovich was also a panelist. Dvorkovich graduated from Duke University in 1998 with a PhD in Philosophy. Download a summary of the discussion .

Corporate Programs for the Russian Market

December 9, 2008
Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University

This was a presentation of the joint project of The Fuqua School of Business, Duke Corporate Education, and the Graduate School of Management. A photo gallery and more details are available on the Graduate School of Managements website .

2008 Duke MBA International Retreat: Energy and the Environment

May 31 – June 2, 2008
Moscow

The eighth annual Duke MBA International Retreat was held in Moscow. Described as the "barometer and nucleus of the changes sweeping through Russia," Moscow was the perfect setting for the discussion of the challenges and opportunities surrounding energy and the environment. Participants had a closed session with the CEO of a leading energy company regarding the industry landscape and were led in a case discussion by Fuqua faculty in Duke's Corporate Sustainability Initiative . 

Russian Managers Program Reunion & Duke Russia Business Forum

July 3 – 4, 2007
Moscow

The Fuqua School of Business hosted a reunion for graduates of the Russian Managers program as well as a business forum. More than 100 participants attended the two-day event in Moscow. The Duke-Russia Business Forum focused on challenges and opportunities in the Russian market and featured leaders from several industries, presenting in concert with Fuqua's faculty. Invited speakers included high-ranking executives from the oil and gas, IT, consumer products and other industries highly relevant in Russia's growth. Read more about the event online . Video and audio of the forum is available on iTunesU .

Russian Managers Program

1989 – 1997

After the fall of Communism and perestroika in the former Soviet Union, the late J.B. Fuqua after whom the school is named underwrote a program to train Russian business managers on the principles of management in a free market economy. In 1989, as the country's government verged on bankruptcy, J.B. Fuqua personally provided $4 million for the Russian Managers Program. With help from former Fuqua Dean Thomas Keller, Fuqua's first Russian initiative was born, and over seven years, more than 400 men and women completed the Russian Managers Program. Read more .