Doctor of Economics, Professor Vasily Vysokov, Founder and Chairman of Center-invest Bank’s Board of Directors, was awarded the Order of the Governor of the Rostov Region in gratitude for many years of conscientious work and great personal contribution to the socio-economic development of the region.

Center-invest Bank, founded by Dr. Vysokov together with his team, occupies a leading position among commercial banks in the Southern Federal District and in Russia, serves more than 1.5 million customers, and is one of the best financial institutions in the world introducing sustainable Banking principles into business practice.

Dr Vasily Vysokov is an author of over 400 scientific works on economics and strategic development, corporate governance, the securities market, transformation of banking business, development of entrepreneurship. Many of his publications have become manuals for a new generation of entrepreneurs.

In 2020, Dr. Vysokov published in Russia scientific and practical manual on the bank’s work based on the ESG principles (environmental, social and managerial responsibility), which was included in the collection of the best world ESG banking practice.