Elena Dimova
- Assistant Professor: International College of Economics and Finance
- Elena Dimova has been at HSE University since 2016.
Education and Degrees
2009
Bachelor's in Translation and Translation StudiesMoscow Institute of Linguistics
2005
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)1999
Degree in FinancePlekhanov Russian Academy of Economics
* Candidate of Sciences
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
MBA, Strategy & Innovations, Warwick Business School, United Kingdom, with distinction, 2017 г.
CFA Level 1 (passed)
Trainings:
Company Valuation: Industry-Specific Aspects, HSE University
ESG, Sustainable Development, and Climate Change – Central Bank of Russia course
Power BI, CFA Institute Russia
Developing Case Studies and Using the Case Method in Teaching Business Disciplines, HSE Business School
Financial Modeling of Startup Projects: CFA Association, Russia.
Risk Management, EY, Russia
Effective leader, EY, Russia
Awards and Accomplishments
- Best Teacher — 2020–2024
Development & Challenge
- Member of ACI Russia - The Financial Markets Association
- Emerging women in leadership program.
- High Potential Talent Development Program.
- Co-lead of Women@Thomson Reuters - Customer stream
- Tough Mudder Race, Canada / Trial HeroRace, Russia
Courses (2025/2026)
- Core Management Concepts (Bachelor field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Core Management Concepts (Bachelor field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Core Management Concepts (Bachelor field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Core Management Concepts 1 (Minor)Eng
- Core Management Concepts 2 (Minor)Eng
- Entrepreneurship: Financial Environment and Risks (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Eng
- Investment Portfolio Management (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Investment Portfolio Management (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Investment Portfolio Management (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Investment Portfolio Management (Bachelor field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Investment Portfolio Management (Bachelor field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2024/2025)
- Business and Management in Global Context (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study International Relations, Public Policy and Social Sciences; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Business and Management in Global Context 1 (Minor)Eng
- Business and Management in Global Context 2 (Minor)Eng
- Core Management Concepts (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Corporate Issuers (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Corporate Issuers (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Corporate Issuers (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Eng
- Corporate Issuers (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
- Current Problems of the Financial Analysis (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 2-4 module)Eng
- Entrepreneurship and Financial Environment (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Entrepreneurship and Financial Environment (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
- Investment Management for Business (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Investment Portfolio Management (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Investment Portfolio Management (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Investment Portfolio Management (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Investment Portfolio Management (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Investment Portfolio Management (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Investment Portfolio Management (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Courses (2023/2024)
- Business and Management in Global Context (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Business and Management in Global Context (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Business Informatics; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
- Career Guidance Seminar "Managerial profession in the modern world" (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Core Management Concepts (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Core Management Concepts (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 3 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Core Management Concepts (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Corporate Issuers (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Eng
- Corporate Issuers (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
- Corporate Issuers (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
- Corporate Issuers (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Current Problems of the Financial Analysis (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 2-4 module)Eng
- Entrepreneurship and Financial Environment (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
- Entrepreneurship and Financial Environment (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Investment Management for Business (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Investment Portfolio Management (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Courses (2022/2023)
- Asset Pricing and Financial Markets (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Asset Pricing and Financial Markets (Optional course (faculty); 1-4 module)Eng
- Asset Pricing and Financial Markets (Optional course (faculty); International College of Economics and Finance; 1-4 module)Eng
- Business and Management in Global Context (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Business Informatics; 2 year, 3 module)Eng
- Business and Management in Global Context (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Career Guidance Seminar "Managerial profession in the modern world" (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Core Management Concepts (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Core Management Concepts (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Corporate Issuers (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Eng
- Corporate Issuers (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
- Corporate Issuers (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
- Corporate Issuers (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Current Problems of the Financial Analysis (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Entrepreneurship and Financial Environment (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
- Entrepreneurship and Financial Environment (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Investment Management for Business (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Investment Portfolio Management (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Investments Management (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Business Informatics; 4 year, 1 module)Eng
- Soft skills (Optional course (faculty); 3, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- Asset Pricing and Financial Markets (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Business and Management in Global Context (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Business Informatics; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Business and Management in Global Context (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Corporate Finance (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
- Corporate Finance (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Entrepreneurship and Financial Environment (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Entrepreneurship: Financial Environment and Risks (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- General Management (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Business Informatics; 3 year, 1 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Current Problems of the Financial Analysis" (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Strategic Management (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Business Informatics; 3 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- Business and Management in Global Context (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Core management concepts (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Business Informatics; 3 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
- Corporate Finance (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
- Management (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Business Informatics; 3 year, 1 module)Eng
- Principles of Corporate Finance (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Current Problems of the Financial Analysis" (Master’s programme; HSE Banking Institute field of study Finance and Credit; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Soft skills (Optional course (faculty); International College of Economics and Finance; 3, 4 module)Rus
Employment history
2020 – current
Director, Strategic planning and business development, private business, Moscow
2016 – current
Associate Professor, International College of Economics and Finance, Higher School of Economics;
2017 – 2018
Head of Client Service and Business Development, Moscow Exchange Group, National Settlement Depository
2012 – 2016
Team Lead of Client Specialists, Commodities and Capital Markets Thomson Reuters (TR), Moscow
2011
Private Banking Sales, BCS Financial Group, Moscow
2009 – 2011
Vice-Dean, Director of MSc in International Finance (IF) program, Finance University under the Government of RF, Moscow
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Apr
2025
Code and Capital: ICEF Students Learn Machine Learning for Investment Analysis
ICEF continues to successfully deliver its series of workshops where students get the chance of solving real-life cases under the guidance of field experts.
6
Dec
2024
Real-Life Cases from Field Experts: ICEF Starts New Series of Workshops
What hurdles do our graduating students face? Some questions that seem to concern them the most are, “Do I have the right skills and enough knowledge? What will my workplace tasks really be like? Will I be able to put theory into practice and live up to expectations my employer has for me?” To help the students tackle their pre-graduation worries already now in the middle of their fourth year, ICEF offers a series of workshops dedicated to job readiness and hosted by its faculty and former students.