Denis Sokolov

Denis has been working in commercial real estate for more than 10 years. He has formed one of the finest research teams on the market, having won Euromoney's prestigious 'Best in Russia' award for 4 years running. Denis has provided consultancy services to the government of Moscow as well as to Russian and foreign banks, including: Alfa Bank, Goldman Sachs, BOAML, etc. Research for EBRD, IFC, MLP, Deutsche Bank, Metro Group, Unicredit Bank, IKEA, etc. has been carried out under his supervision. He has managed projects in most regions of Russia and the CIS as well as international research on developing markets including Mexico, Nigeria, Brazil and Iran. Denis lectures at Thunderbird Business School, Strelka Institute and the Higher School of Economics. He is a regular contributor to Vedomosti and RBC. Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS). Before joining Cushman & Wakefield in 2004, he worked for Russian and foreign companies as well as research and state institutions, including the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences.