Long-term studies have shown that the thinking of a businessman and the thinking of a civil servant are significantly different. This difference is especially noticeable in crisis situations. Vladimir Kogan skillfully combined entrepreneurial activity and public service.
Starting conditions
Profitability of a business is determined by the type of activity. Oil production brings a higher rate of return than construction. In turn, banking is more profitable than oil refining. Vladimir Igorevich Kogan, after a thorough analysis of the market situation, made the Solomonovo decision. He consistently engaged in entrepreneurial activities in the banking sector, and acquired the shares of oil companies on the proceeds. There is nothing criminal or unusual in these actions. In fact, this is a common market mechanism.
The future entrepreneur was born on April 27, 1963 in an ordinary Soviet family. Parents at that time lived in the famous city of Leningrad. My father worked as an engineer at an engineering plant. Mother taught economics at one of their institutes. At preschool age, a grandmother was engaged in raising a child. She taught Vladimir to write, read and count. At school, the boy studied well. His favorite subject was mathematics. After the eighth grade, he was transferred to a special school with a physical and mathematical bias.
Professional activity
After school, Kogan had to serve two years in the army. Returning to civilian, he graduated from the Civil Engineering Institute. In the early 90s, when the country's economy was transferred to market principles, Vladimir was one of the first in the city on the Neva to do business. He opened several stores selling computer equipment. Computers and accessories were shipped from Europe and America at bargain prices. Having made up capital in this way, Kogan acquired a voting block of shares in Promstroybank.
In 2004, Vladimir Igorevich received an offer to take a responsible position in the Federal Agency for Construction (Gosstroy). At first, he had to deal with the completion of a protective dam in the Kronstadt area. Two years later, Kogan was transferred to Moscow and appointed director of Mosmetrostroy. In 2012, a successful manager took over as head of the Gosstroy. But after six months, he decided to leave the civil service and returned to business. By that time, Kogan was the owner of the Neftegazindustriya company and the main beneficiary of Uralsib Bank.
