Dr. Andrey Zaytsev, doctor of economics, professor of Higher School of Economics and Engineering, Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia. He is the author of the theory and methodology of rent regulation of economic relations sustainability. Presently, the research is focused on state regulation of the economy, socio-economic development of countries and regions, theory of sustainable development, problems of econometric research, rent diagnostics and regulation, financial investment management, innovative development and intellectual capital management.