Strategies for the new reality

We are an environment where people reach their full potential
by tackling the most vital and complex challenges faced by our partners
and clients, and thus making a lasting positive impact on the world

Organizational setup
of Yakov and Partners
Our team includes executives with experience in running companies, creating new businesses, and restructuring distressed assets, as well as leading industry experts. In total, Yakov and Partners employs more than 200 people
Top-tier industry
expertise
We provide support to companies from a range of industries, including metals & mining, oil & gas, construction, energy, agriculture, mechanical engineering, banking & finance, travel & logistics, telecom, IT, retail, tourism, public sector, etc.
World-class
analytics
We provide analytical support, leveraging an extensive network of experts and partners in more than 120 countries, as well as international databases, proprietary know-how, data analysis tools, and the skills of our in-house research experts

We work in three key areas

Management consulting, including strategy development and implementation, operational and organizational improvements, change management, digitalization, and M&A advisory
Turnkey business development with end-to-end accountability: we help maximize profits and shareholder value, manage new projects, and carry out restructuring and turnarounds
Supporting cross-country interaction between Russian and foreign companies, ensuring the supply of analytics and expertise within BRICS
Committed to addressing development challenges, we work shoulder to shoulder with leaders of various industries and the public sector. Together with them, we shape turning points in the history of companies and society, striving for sustainable results on a scale extending far beyond individual businesses

Publications

Discounts and emotions are more important than brands: the impact of shopping on Russians
About 66% of people who love shopping feel happy, compared to only 50% of those who avoid making purchases. These are the findings of a new joint study by Yakov and Partners and ROMIR, “The new Russian society: can shopping bring happiness?”
Research August 2025
Discounts and emotions are more important than brands: the impact of shopping on Russians
Artificial intelligence in Russia’s agricultural sector
The annual economic impact of AI adoption in the Russian agriculture sector may exceed $6 billion in extra operating profit
Research August 2025
Artificial intelligence in Russia’s agricultural sector
The new Russian society: what happiness is made of
Family and health are more important than income: what makes Russians happy
Research July 2025
The new Russian society: what happiness is made of
Cities and developers: synergies to create industrial infrastructure of the future
Profitability of some industrial real estate projects may reach 25%–35%
Research July 2025
Cities and developers: synergies to create industrial infrastructure of the future
A snapshot of business leader sentiment
For the first time since 2022, geopolitical factors are no longer seen as a key challenge for Russian businesses
Research June 2025
A snapshot of business leader sentiment
The code of success: young IT professionals earn increasingly higher wages
IT graduates are sought-after in all sectors, but they earn the highest salaries when working for finance and tech companies
Research June 2025
The code of success: young IT professionals earn increasingly higher wages

In the media

May 2025
"The hard limit for any agricultural export and even growth is actually the amount of arable lands, and for Russia with its amounts of arable land exceeding 120 million hectares, it definitely has no limitations for any export growth. So may be realistically we do expect that the volumes may grow by estimate 200,000 may be 300,000 tons per year and corresponding growth of value, maybe growth to over 1 billion dollars or more", says Alexey Kletsko
April 2025
Lower exploration drilling is also a result of a lack of cutting-edge technologies needed to tap particularly complicated reserves offshore or in the Arctic, said Anna Volkova, expert at Yakov and Partners. Both the EU and the US ban supplies of such equipment and technologies to Russia
April 2025
Currently, Russia relies on fields mostly discovered and brought online in the Soviet times for around 95% of its crude and condensate output. Lower exploration drilling is also a result of a lack of cutting-edge technologies needed to tap particularly complicated reserves offshore or in the Arctic, said Anna Volkova, expert at Yakov and Partners. Both the EU and the US ban supplies of such equipment and technologies to Russia

Team

Yakov Sergienko
Yakov Sergienko
Partner, Head of
Yakov and Partners
Social & Public Sector
Dmitry Plotnikov
Dmitry Plotnikov
Partner
Social & Public Sector
Dmitry Vasyukov
Dmitry Vasyukov
Partner
Manufacturing & Engineering
Transport & Logistics
Dmitri Angarov
Dmitri Angarov
Partner
Banking & Finance
Oleg Nazarov
Oleg Nazarov
Partner
Energy, Oil & Gas
Maksim Bolotskikh
Maksim Bolotskikh
Partner
High Tech
Generative AI
Oleg Shenderyuk
Oleg Shenderyuk
Partner
Information Technologies
Energy, Oil & Gas
Anna Danchenok
Anna Danchenok
Partner
Real Estate & Territory Development
Igor Piun
Igor Piun
Partner
Social & Public Sector
Alexey Kletsko
Alexey Kletsko
Director
Agriculture
Sergey Pavlov
Sergey Pavlov
Director
Consumer Goods & Retail
Agriculture
Marina Dorokhova
Marina Dorokhova
Director
High Tech
Generative AI
Aleksander Umrikhin
Aleksander Umrikhin
Director
Agriculture
Heavy Industry
Vitaly Titov
Vitaly Titov
Director
Banking & Finance
Information Technologies
Ilya Ivaninsky
Ilya Ivaninsky
Expert Partner
Banking & Finance
Aiman El-Hashem
Aiman El-Hashem
Expert Partner
Real Estate & Territory Development
Yury Kalner
Yury Kalner
Expert Partner
Energy, Oil & Gas
Manufacturing & Engineering
Transport & Logistics
Gennady Masakov
Gennady Masakov
Director of Research & Insights Center
Energy, Oil & Gas
Elena Kuznetsova
Elena Kuznetsova
Director of Research Institute
Social & Public Sector
Fedor Chemashkin
Fedor Chemashkin
CTO, Yakov and Partners
Digitalization
Andrey Pavlovich
Andrey Pavlovich
CEO of LogiX
Transport & Logistics

Career

"We are actively growing and therefore looking for the most talented and creative professionals from a variety of industries and business areas. If you are willing to solve complex problems and help us build the future, you should definitely apply"

Tatiana Shilova,
People Director

Contacts

Moscow

5C Lesnaya St., Russia

info@yakovpartners.com

+7 (495) 424-8000

External relations department
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Ksenia Chemodanova, Head of External Relations