happy for product, finance and startup opportunities

yo, i am mike
gavrilov.

20-year-old NES-HSE economics student, builder, runner, and multiple national and international case championship winner. currently work on my side projects. open-minded, intelligent, easy-going, on a grind.

✈️ USA in july-august 2026

Mike Gavrilov in a blue checked blazer
mike, 20 moscow · ru
  • econ student
  • case winner
  • founder
  • runner
  • hustler
  • bilingual
things i'm proud of
  1. top 10 globally, Harvard Global Case Competition
  2. 1st Sberbank Analytics Championship
  3. top 15 out of 400+ teams, Finopolis Case Competition
  4. 15 km longest run, SF Half Marathon target for July '26
timeline
  • 2026
    feb-mar: top 10 globally in Harvard Global Case Competition, first Russian finalist team in competition's history.
    mar: 135/160 on Duolingo English Test.
    apr: macroeconomics seminars from the Bank of Russia.
    jul-aug: USA study trip. planning to meet entrepreneurs, builders, and people in the startup space, especially in SF, NYC and Seattle.
    continuing work on my startup project.
  • 2025
    1st place out of 200+ teams in Sberbank Analytics Championship
    top 25%: Cup Moscow Championship.
    semi-finalist: Finopolis, top 15 out of 450 teams in one of Russia's most rigorous fintech case championships.
    Banking and Finance Society member at New Economic School.
  • 2024
    started the NES-HSE joint program in economics. (top 1 Econ bachelor's in Russia)
    SME intern at a major Russian bank.
    top 15 out of 2,200 teams in the HSE and Sber Economics and Entrepreneurship Championship.
    building up my case track, including an earlier 2nd place out of 120 participants in Silicon Valley Camp.