Maxim V. Viktorov – Russian public figure, lawyer, philanthropist. Member of the Public Chamber of Russia, first deputy chairman of the Presidium of the Russian Association for the Advancement of Science. Viktorov was an advisor for the Russian Defense Ministry in the past. He is chairman of the Board of Investment Programs Foundation and managing partner at Legal Intelligence Group, a law firm. Viktorov is a founder of the Moscow International Paganini Violin Competition, a professor of NRU-HSE.
Biography
Born June 22, 1972 in Moscow
In 1997 he graduated from the Law Faculty of Moscow State University named after M. Lomonosov
From 1989 till 1990 – Fellow of the Investigative Department of the RSFSR Prosecutor
From 1992 till 1996 – Legal assistant chairman of the Moscow Region Government
Since 1996, the managing partner of Legal Intelligence Group
In February 1998 he was appointed executive secretary of the council on banks and banking activities to the governor of Moscow region
In 1998 on the proposal of the governor of the Moscow Region was elected deputy chairman of the Election Commission of the Moscow region
Since 1999 – chairman of the board of investment programs, implementing a number of innovative and research projects, primarily in the global world trends and risks
From 2000 till 2003 – member of the advisory council on National Security Issues of the Federal Assembly – Parliament of the Russian Federation
From 2005 till 2008 – deputy chairman of the advisory Council of Mass Communications at the Ministry of Culture and Mass Communications of Russian Federation
Since 2009 – member of the Public Advancement Committee of Russian Libraries
Since 2009 – chairman of the editorial board of scientific and journalistic magazine "Union Magazine», illuminates the problems of global development global trends and key risks
Since 2011 – member of the council for the Promotion of Russian Olympic Committee
Since 2011 – the first deputy chairman of the Russian public organization "Russian Association for the Advancement of Science", founded by the same year by Viktorov, Academician E. Velikhov, Nobel Prize winner Zhores I. Alferov and Academician V. Chereshnev and others.
Fund investment programs
Foundation with the support of the president and with the assistance of the Ministry of Culture has a number of humanitarian projects at the federal and regional significance. Foundation under the leadership of Maxim Viktorov assists its scholarship, including the children who died while on duty servicemen and law enforcement officials. In 2007, the Fund began a construction project in Moscow Cultural and Educational Center "Art House", consisting of a concert hall and art galleries. From 2007 to present: The foundation organizes concerts, which are unique events worldwide. September 1, 2007 to celebrate the 860th anniversary of Moscow Fund organized concert "Masterpieces of Art of the Violin on Red Square", in March 2008, the foundation held a series of concerts "Ex-Vieuxtemps in Moscow." In November 2008 Maxim Viktorov organized a concert "Homage Guarneri del Gesu." November 30, 2008 with the participation of Maxim Viktorov there was the grand opening of the "December Nights of Sviatoslav Richter" in the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. In September 2010, within the framework of the International Military Music Festival "Spasskaya Tower" in the Alexander Hall of the Moscow Kremlin Fund conducted a concert of classical music.
Moscow International Paganini Violin Competition
In 2003, the Maxim Viktorov established Moscow International Paganini Violin Competition. TV channel CNN reported from the first contest: "The Moscow Violin Competition once again had shown the world that music education in Russia – one of the best in the world." Over the years, become contestants from more than 40 countries.
In 2007, the Maxim Viktorov, as a member of the board of trustees of the Moscow Suvorov Military School, sponsored large-scale works to improve facilities training facilities the school, as well as under the patronage of Viktorov built a new sports complex.
Russian Public Chamber
Viktorov is responsible for interaction with the Public Chamber of the OSCE on the most pressing issues of implementation of international agreements of the Russian Federation, including with the Special Representative and coordinator of the OSCE to combat trafficking in persons.
Legislative and advisory activities
He participated in the drafting of legislation relating to the amendment of existing legislation with a view to countering and preventing unlawful seizure of property complexes. He is an author of a number of analytical materials, reflecting trends in crime in the area of abuse of insider information, manipulation of prices in the organized market, crime in the area of corporate governance. Legal Research Group under the leadership of Viktorov provides an international expertise, including with experts from Harvard University, and organized interaction Investigative Committee of the Russian Interior Ministry with the representatives of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Awards and commendations
He was awarded the medal "for military cooperation", the medal "In commemoration of the 850th anniversary of Moscow", the other state and public awards and awards from foreign countries. He has Russian FSB commendations.
Collecting
Viktorov possesses Russia's largest private collection of unique musical instruments including Alessandro Gagliano, Carlo Tononi, Jacob Steiner, Carlo Bergonzi, Antonio Stradivari, Giuseppe Guarneri Del Gesu's violins.
Also
Has state and public awards. By the Presidential Decree was appointed a member of the Public Chamber of Russian Federation. he was worked in the Management of Sibir Energy company and was a personal adviser of Dmitry Medvedev, when he was a candidate to the Presidency.
