Elena Bunina is a university professor, Israel-based businesswoman and an accomplished mathematician with almost 70 research publications and with a particular focus on algebra and model theory. She currently serves as the Head of Science and Education for the Nebius Group. Dr. Bunina previously served as the Head of Academic and Educational Services across the Yandex Group, and well as the General Director and director of Human Resources at Yandex LLC, stepping down in April 2022. 

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Dr. Bunina holds a Doctor of Science degree, in addition to having a Ph.D in Mathematics, from the faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics at the Moscow State University, where she served as a professor for 12 years until 2022. She currently serves as a professor of Mathematics at Bar Ilan University, in Israel.