Birth Date: | 28 February 1968 |
Birth Place: | Saratov, Soviet Union |
Office: | Rector of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation |
Term Start: | 2021 |
Occupation: | economist |
Stanislav Evgenievich Prokofiev (born 28 February 1968, Saratov, Soviet Union) is a Russian economist.
In 2021, he became rector of Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.[1]
Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the government of Ukraine has introduced sanctions against Prokofiev[2] as well as against the Financial University,[3] and its president Mikhail Eskindarov.[4] [5] In March that year, Prokofiev and Eskindarov had signed an open letter of Russian university rectors supporting the invasion.[6]
The sanctions include an indefinite termination of any cultural exchange, scientific cooperation, educational and sports contacts, entertainment programs of Ukrainian entities and persons with the Financial University as well as a visa ban and asset freeze for Prokofiev and Eskindarov.[5]