Non-profit management and sustainable development are but some of the interests that are at the heart of Prof. Ivanova’s research focus. Sharing her time between Moscow and Vienna Prof. Ivanova has been teaching at HSE University’s (the National Research University Higher School of Economics) graduate school of business, following teaching stints in Austria and in Germany. A dedicated servant to the cause of the UN SDGs, Ivanova is also an extremely prolific author, having published an impressive body of work (book chapters, articles in peer-reviewed journals, papers presented at scientific meetings) on topics as diverse as they are relevant to the sustainable development goals charter, from community management, the non-profit sector in Russia to how to implement responsible management education in business schools, all of which point to one overarching aim: getting civil society, government and business to talk to each other in achieving a better sustainable and more egalitarian world. Ms. Ivanova is fluent in Russian, English and German.