Nadiya Cherkasova

Nadiya Cherkasova, Angel Investor is an active investor based in Russia. This profile covers what Nadiya Cherkasova backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Ms. Nadiya Cherkasova served as Deputy President - Chairman of the Management Board at Otkritie Bank. Ms. Nadiya is an Angel Investor. Ms. Cherkasova serves as Director of the customer service department of small businesses & a Board Member at VTB 24. She has earned a degree in Economics from Nizhny Novgorod State University, followed by a degree from the International Moscow Finance and Banking School. Ms. Cherkasova held internships with South Shore Bank (USA), the EBRD (Austria), and the IIMD (Germany).In 1994, Ms. Cherkasova joined the Nizhny Novgorod office of Inkombank as Head of lending. In 1998, Ms. Cherkasova became Department head with KMB Bank in Nizhny Novgorod. In 2003, she was appointed a member of the Management Board and Business development director with KMB Bank in Moscow. In 2005, Ms. Cherkasova joined Trust Bank as Managing director for SME. In 2009, she was promoted to Head of corporate banking and then Chairman of the Management Board of Trust Bank. In June 2013, Ms. Cherkasova was appointed Senior Vice-President and Director for SME at VTB 24. In March 2014, she joined the Management Board of VTB 24. In 2007, she was named by the World Business magazine (UK) as one of the World's 35 most successful women under the age of 35. In 2010, the internet portal Banki.ru named Ms. Cherkasova a person of the year, and she was named among the Top 50 most influential businesswomen in Russia.