# Dmitry Akhanov

> Dmitry Akhanov is a Redwood City-based investment executive associated with Rusnano USA. His career spans Russian electricity-sector restructuring, leadership of the Federal Energy Agency and board service at technology companies including NeoPhotonics, Aquantia and Quantenna, with an emphasis on international industrial investment and commercialization.

- **Role:** President and CEO at Rusnano USA, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Rusnano USA, Inc., JSC RUSNANO, RAO UES of Russia, Russian Federal Energy Agency, NeoPhotonics, Aquantia, Quantenna Communications, Soft Machines, Advenira Enterprises
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in economics and law, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Master’s degree in economics, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
- **Known for:** Participated in strategy and corporate restructuring projects for Russia’s electricity-sector reform., Led the Russian Federal Energy Agency from October 2007 to August 2008., Represented Rusnano on technology-company boards, including NeoPhotonics and Aquantia.

## Career timeline

- **2002-06 to 2007-10** — Head of the Strategy Department at RAO UES; participated in electricity-sector restructuring.
- **2007-10 to 2008-08** — Head of the Russian Federal Energy Agency.
- **2010-12** — Became president and CEO of Rusnano USA.
- **2011-07** — Scheduled speaker at the Access Russia innovation briefing at the Computer History Museum.
- **2013-04** — Joined Aquantia’s board.
- **2013-07** — Joined NeoPhotonics’ board as Rusnano’s nominee.
- **2014-02** — Joined Quantenna’s board.
- **2014-11** — Identified as a Soft Machines board member in coverage of its processor architecture.
- **2016-10** — Resigned from Quantenna’s board on October 27.
- **2019-09** — Aquantia board service ended September 19 upon completion of the Marvell acquisition.
- **2020-10** — Conference program listed his talk on hardware-driven startups.

## Achievements

- Participated in strategy and corporate restructuring projects for Russia’s electricity-sector reform.
- Led the Russian Federal Energy Agency from October 2007 to August 2008.
- Represented Rusnano on technology-company boards, including NeoPhotonics and Aquantia.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — The Official Board directory, updated December 27, 2025, continued to list him as the chief executive of Rusnano’s United States operation; this is a directory update, not an announcement of a new appointment.
- **2020-10** — Listed as a Rusnano USA speaker on hardware-driven startups at the Russian Science, Technology and Education Conference.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmitryakhanov

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