IRINA GORBULINA
Date of birth: 09/03/1961
Ph. D in History Sciences
President, Russian Academy of Business
President, Publishing House ASMO-Press
President, International Assembly of Economic, Cultural and Social Cooperation “Global World”
(Austria, Vienna)
Member, Working Group on the cultural issues under the President of the Russian Federation
Member, Expert Council on the economic and investment policy under the Committee on the
economic policy, private enterprise and tourism, State Duma (Parliament) of the Russian Federation
Member of the Committee of 20, public organization uniting women-leaders of Russian business,
stateswomen, prominent political and social figures
Education: Journalist, lawyer, Ph.D.
Main Business Steps:
1990 - launched the USSR Journalists' Associations "ASMO-press" and JV "ASMO-press"
1995 - established "D. E. & G. McGor International Pty Ltd"
1996 - launched the International Assembly for Economic, Cultural and Scientific Cooperation
"Global World"
1998 - established Media Holding "ASMO-Invest" and JV "Northstar Capital Ltd."
Participation in public organizations:
President of the Russian Academy of Business; Publishing House ASMO-Press; President of the Global
World IAECSC; Vice-President of the Russian National Club of Rome Support Committee; VicePresident of the International Academy of World Development; member of the Federal Journalists'
Council of Russia, Member of the Committee of 20; has several Russian and foreign public awards.
Family: Married, has three children.
Hobbies: Classic music, reading, traveling, golf.
Additional information:
The Russian Academy of Business and JSC "ASMO-press" established the first Russian National Award
honoring excellence in business "DARIN", which is presented in the Bolshoy Theater since 1995;
established the first Russian National Award honoring women's achievements in different spheres of life
"Olympia"; publishes the famous series of catalogues: "Russian Business Elite", "Golden Book of
Russia", "Famous Women of Russia" and etc. Russian Business Academy has 53 affiliated branches all
over Russia. It organizes all-Russian economic forums on a yearly basis. The Russian Academy of
Business and JSC "ASMO-press" have their own Training Center and Analytic Service. They publish a
magazine "Business Review". The Presidium of the Russian Academy of Business includes more than
70 regional Governors and Vice-Governors, famous Russian entrepreneurs, outstanding representatives
of science and culture. The main purpose of the Academy is to support and promote business activity in
Russia and to protect entrepreneurs' rights.