Stepan Yashin is an accomplished Associate Chartered Accountant with years of experience in operational and risk management consulting, particularly in private equity, fixed income, and complex derivatives instruments. He has a strong background in valuation, risk analysis, and modeling, combined with international expertise in taxation and tax structuring. Stepan's outstanding financial analysis skills enable him to provide valuable advice to businesses, and he is well-versed in IFRS and Russian GAAP reporting. Apart from his financial expertise, Stepan's excellent communication and management skills make him an ideal consultant at McKinsey & Company. He is a CFA Candidate at the CFA Institute and has studied Cyprus taxation, Cyprus law, accounting, and analysis at the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Cyprus, the International Association of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and Samara State University of Economics.