Konstantin Sokolov is an experienced entrepreneur and private equity investor with a track record of transforming critical infrastructure in the telecommunications, energy and financial services sectors.
In addition to Konstantin’s role as founder of IJS Investments, he has led restructuring projects for sovereign wealth funds and central banks, and has steered the listing of firms on all major stock exchanges.
Konstantin has established the Northern Pillar Energy Consortium, an initiative to connect Europe and Africa, providing clean, affordable energy and high-speed digital communications to meet the needs of tomorrow’s world. An expert in the energy sector, he was previously Managing Director for Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions at Centrica PLC.
As a major shareholder in Viva, the largest mobile and telecommunication company in Armenia, he has championed digital transformation, drawing on his previous expertise as Director of Enterprise Architecture at Qwest Communications (now Lumen Technologies). In that role, he helped to modernize United States Government telecommunications infrastructure and developed pioneering, next-generation solutions in telecommunications and financial services. He has also provided strategic counsel to governments and major companies.
A married father-of-two, he has a master’s degree in mathematics and computer science and an Executive MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.