Sergey Filonovich is a Russian scientist, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, tenured professor, dean of the Graduate School of Management (Business School), professor of the Human Resource Management Department of the Faculty of Management of the Higher School of Economics.

Currently he is one of the brightest and most influential figures in the system of business education in Russia. He is a member of the editorial boards of the Russian Management Journal and the Voprosy obrazovaniya magazine, a member of the editorial board of the Business Education magazine, a member of the American Society for Training and Development.

Professor Filonovich made a great contribution to the creation and development of the system of business education in modern Russia. For a long time he was Vice-President of the Russian Association of Business Education (RABO), a member of the Council of the Association of Business Schools of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEMAN), headed the management section of the expert council of the Federal Commission for the training of management personnel for organizations of the national economy of the Russian Federation, is one of the developers of the Presidential Program for the training of management personnel for organizations of the national economy of the Russian Federation.

Author of more than 200 scientific, historical, scientific and methodological works, including more than 10 monographs, two of which have been translated into foreign languages. The book "Leadership and Practical Skills of a Manager", as well as a number of other publications on management problems, was widely recognized.