Dmitry Ponomarev - Biography

Biography

Dmitry Ponomarev was born in Gorky, USSR. From 1974 till 1977 he worked in the Gorky Polytechnic Institute as a research engineer. In 1979 he received a Doctor’s degree. Shortly after he got a position of an associate professor of the sub-faculty of radio engineering and cybernetics. Mr. Ponomarev’s academic experience includes researches in the field of antenna measurement. He is the author of more than 70 articles in scientific and technology magazines and the holder of 12 patents.

In 1989 Dmitry Ponomarev and his colleagues founded MERA company, whose focus was in antenna measurements. He built MERA Networks from a small company with a handful of employees to a global software R&D services provider.

Mr. Ponomarev is co-founder of several organizations:

• 1992—KIS Ltd ("Commercial Information Networks"), the earliest and largest regional Internet Service Provider in Nizhny Novgorod
• 1994 – ADS Ltd ("Business Communication Agency" (in Russian), the second largest telecom carrier in Nizhny Novgorod)
• 2003—PAE ("Volga Region Telecommunication Association" (in Russian), the organization embraces leading telecommunication companies in Volga Region)
• 2004—NIIT (Nizhny Novgorod Institute of Information Technologies)

Dmitry Ponomarev combines his business activities with public work. He promotes the progress of IT Industry in the Volga region and in Russia by participating in conferences and round-table discussions, holding key positions in number of IT and Telecom associations, and serving as a lobbyist of the industry’s interests. Mr. Ponomarev communicates with legislators and members of Government and he has proposed several IT industry-friendly amendments to the Russian customs legislature.