Andrei Vadimovich Bakhvalov (Andrew) studied engineering from the Moscow High Technical School (Bauman) and has received training in economics and international trade from the All-Union Academy for Foreign Trade in Moscow. With extensive computer Experience, Dr. Bakhvalov previously was employed as a computer center manager at the automotive plant, Moskvitch. Prior to that, he was a computer engineer in the automatic systems laboratory at the Moscow High Technical School. Through LEAD, he hopes to learn more about economic development, industry, and finance.