Dr. Vladislav Zhdanov is Professor of School of Philosophy at the Higher School of Economics (HSE University), Moscow. His academic qualifications include a BSc in Physics (1997), a PhD in Political Sciences (2005), an MSc in Finance (2012), an MPA (2021), and a PhD in Economics (2024). A graduate of the University of Oxford, he has been a faculty member at HSE since 2016. His research focused on applied physics, political philosophy, economic theory, and behavioral finance.