Alexey Nikolaev

Alexey Nikolaev is an innovator and entrepreneur, with a focus on entrepreneurship and innovation in both startups and corporations. With a doctorate in physics and mathematics from the acclaimed Lomonosov Moscow State University, as well as executive education from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, Alexey brings both deep technical expertise and business acumen to his work. He has worked as a Professor of Practice at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology and led innovations and entrepreneurship programs at major corporations such as Intel and Samsung Electronics. He has also designed and implemented entrepreneurship and innovation education programs for startups and corporate professionals, transforming education with new technologies and experiential learning. Alexey's interests center around the fuzzy front end of innovation, business model innovation, design thinking, and the intersection of academia and industry.