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Andrey Milekhin
Андрей Милёхин
Birth Name:Andrey Vladimirovich Milekhin
Андрей Владимирович Милёхин
Birth Date:8 February 1964
Birth Place:Karaganda, Soviet Union
Field:Sociology, Psychology, Marketing, Media, Golf, Go game
Alma Mater:Saint Petersburg State University
Nationality:Russian
Citizenship:Russia
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Andrey Vladimirovich Milekhin (Russian: link=no|Андрей Владимирович Милёхин, born February 8, 1964) is a Soviet and Russian scientist, who is engaged in practical psychology and sociology in the field of marketing, media and social-economic research. At present, he is the President of Romir research holding,[1] VP of Gallup International,[2] Doctor of Science, Candidate of Psychological Sciences, honorary member of Guild of Marketers [3] Professor of School of Contemporary Social Sciences at Moscow State University, Member of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (RAEN) and Eurasian Academy of TV & Radio.[4]

Biography

Andrey Milekhin was born on February 8, 1964, in Karaganda (USSR). In 1986 he graduated from the Department of Psychology at Leningrad State University n.a. Zhdanov (now Saint Petersburg State University), in 1995 he graduated from the post-graduate studies program at Russian Academy of Public Administration (now Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) and defended a thesis on Psychology. In 1999 Andrey became a Doctor of Science in Russian Academy of Labour and Social Relations.

Andrey is married with four children.

Professional and scientific activities

In June 1987, in Kaluga (Kaluga Oblast) Andrey Milekhin together with his partners set up the first in the USSR sociological cooperative "Potenсial".

In 1993 Andrey established the National Institute of Socio-Political Research (NISPR) in Moscow. This fact was recognized as one of the main events of the period of 1990–2010 years.[5] The institute was engaged in media research and had the first Russian people meter panel.[6] Then, in 1997, he set up the Agency of Society and TV and radio broadcasting Research (ASTR), which did consulting work in TV and radio sphere and carried out independent studies. In 1998 he became a cofounder and CEO of the Agency of Regional Political Research (ARPR). In 1999 Andrey set up Monitoring.ru, the agency of Russian Internet research, which studied the Internet audience and conducted online surveys. In 2000 the consolidation of NISPR, ASTR, ARPR and Monitoring.ru set up Monitoring.ru Group.

In 2002 he became the President of Romir monitoring Group, which was the follow-up scientific company of "Potencial". At present, Romir is the largest independent research holding in Russia in terms of total revenue.[7] Since 2011, according to the international agency Research Rating Ltd., Romir has ranked among Top-100 research agencies in the world. According to the rankings, Romir is the largest independent research company in Central and Eastern Europe.

In 2014 Andrey was voted Vice President of Gallup International, an international association of polling organizations. In 2015 the product based on the panel data of Romir Scan Panel,[8] which has been developed by Andrey Milekhin since 2007, was acknowledged as the most innovative one within the entire Gallup International network. He is also a member of ESOMAR, the professional association of marketers.

He is the former President of Russian Marketing Association, former board member of Soviet Sociological Association, former board member of Russian Sociological Association,[9] former member of International Advertising Association.[10] He is the honorary member of Guild of Marketers. In 2012 Andrey became the holder of an order "In recognition of marketing".[11] He is also member of Russian Psychological Society, Russian Society of Sociologists, member of the commission on enterprising in the field of advertising in Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation,[12] member of Russians Union of Journalists, expert with the council for administration of legislation of on advertising and for protection against unfair competition, affiliated to Federal Anti-Monopoly Service.[13]

Member of Association of Graduates of Saint Petersburg State University.[14]

Andrey Milekhin is a key member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (RANS)[15] and of the Eurasian Academy of TV and Radio Broadcast.[16]

Since 2015 he has been the Professor of the High School of Contemporary Social Sciences[17] in MSU.

Hobbies

Andrey is keen on golf, basketball, yachting, Go (game), numismatics, quad biking and snowmobiling.

He is ex-chairman of Russian open golf tour "Tour 10".[18] Member of Russian Golf Association,[19] President of Golf Federation of Kaluga Oblast,[20] member of Moscow City Golf Club,[21] Moscow Country Club[22] (Nakhabino), BlackSeaRama Golf Club[23] (Bulgaria), European Golf Association.

In his youth Andrey Milekhin was in the junior basketball team of Belarus and junior basketball team of "Spartak" (Leningrad).[24]

He participates in various regattas, including the business regatta of RBK[25]

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Notes and References

  1. https://romir.ru
  2. http://www.gallup-international.com/ Gallup International
  3. Web site: Члены Гильдии.
  4. http://eatr.ru/ Eurasian Academy of TV & Radio
  5. http://www.sostav.ru/columns/mmfr20/parts/6/3/ Experts of the media market chose the main events of 1990–2010 years
  6. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/435868 First people meter panel in Russia
  7. https://www.r-trends.ru/news/news_1173.html Top research companies in Russia
  8. Web site: Romir Scan Panel . March 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180226033234/http://romir.ru/market/panel_research . February 26, 2018 . dead.
  9. http://smolsoc.ru/index.php/home/2009-12-24-13-15-21/27-2010-08-30-11-21-40/1018-2011-01-24-03-50-10 Russian Sociological Association
  10. http://www.iaaglobal.org/ International Advertising Association
  11. http://www.ordenmarketinga.ru/knights-of-the-order/2012/152/ Holder of an order “In recognition of marketing”
  12. Web site: Commission on enterprising in the field of advertising . March 27, 2018 . January 7, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180107160650/http://tpprf.ru/ru/interaction/committee/komrecl/members/ . dead .
  13. https://fas.gov.ru/news/23571 Council for administration of legislation of advertising and for protection against unfair competition
  14. Web site: Association of Graduates of Saint Petersburg State University . March 27, 2018 . May 6, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506031101/https://alumni.spbu.ru/ . dead .
  15. https://raen.info
  16. https://eatr.ru
  17. http://vshssn.msu.ru/ High School of Contemporary Social Sciences
  18. http://www.tour10.ru/ Tour 10
  19. http://www.rusgolf.ru/ru Russian Golf Association
  20. http://golf.ru/news/v_rossii/golf_klub_vyrka_pomogaem_pomogat/ Golf Federation of Kaluga Oblast
  21. http://www.mcgc.ru/ Moscow City Golf Club
  22. http://www.moscowcountryclub.ru/ Moscow Country Club
  23. http://www.blacksearama.com/ru BlackSeaRama Golf & Villas Resort
  24. http://bc-spartak.ru/ BC Spartak Saint Petersburg
  25. http://style.rbc.ru/impressions/57220c249a79473d6d16b0a7 Business regatta finished on the Caribbean islands
  26. https://search.rsl.ru/ru/record/01000166289 Candidate's thesis (Psychology)
  27. http://cheloveknauka.com/sotsiologicheskiy-monitoring-sredstvo-informatsionnogo-obespecheniya-upravleniya-v-obschestvennyh-sistemah Doctoral thesis
  28. https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=19653345 Sociological monitoring of the media and electoral behavior
  29. http://www.cfin.ru/press/practical/1999-06/08.shtml Informatization of social management
  30. http://socis.isras.ru/article/6433 Global polls of Gallup International
  31. https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=25752930 Our man in the Board of Gallup International Association