Awarded for the achievements in developing and conducting monetary policy and regulation of Russian banking system.
Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (2002-2013), First Deputy Finance Minister of Russia (1997-2002), Aide to President Yeltsin for economy (1996-1997), Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Sberbank (since 2000), Adviser to the Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia (since 2013)