Elena Bunina

Elena Igorevna Bunina (Russian: Елена Игоревна Бунина; born 12 May 1976) is a Russian businesswoman. She was the CEO of Yandex from 2017 to 2022. She resigned her position two weeks early. Following her resignation, she moved to Israel following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1][2][3]

Elena Bunina in 2018

Biography

Early life and education

Elena Bunina was born May 12, 1976, in Moscow. She finished Moscow State School 57, where she later taught mathematical analysis.[4][5]

Bunina graduated from the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics at the Moscow State University in 1998. In 2001, she got a PhD degree in Mathematics at the same faculty.[4]

Family

Elena Bunina's father, Igor Bunin, was a historian.[6]

Bunina is married, she has four children.[7][8]

References
  1. "Report: Jewish CEO of 'Russia's Google' leaves country for Israel over war". The Times of Israel.
  2. "Russia's Yandex head steps down two weeks early". Reuters.com. April 2, 2022.
  3. Iyengar, Rishi (April 7, 2022). "Why Russia might struggle to maintain its digital iron curtain". CNN.
  4. "staff:bunina | Кафедра высшей алгебры". halgebra.math.msu.su. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  5. "Moscow State 57th School". sch57.ru. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  6. "Умер политолог Игорь Бунин". Ведомости (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  7. "Биография гендиректора компании "Яндекс" в России Елены Буниной - ТАСС". TACC. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  8. "«Можно работать хоть в гамаке»: гендиректор «Яндекса» о том, как компания находит лучших сотрудников, и о роли женщин в IT". Forbes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-24.


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