We began the day at Ford Motor Company, getting a quick immersion in the booming Russian auto industry from Nigel Brackenbury, president of Ford Russia. We had lunch with 4 (count them, four!) GSB alumni who work at PromSvyaz Capital, an innovative private equity/real estate investment firm. Our final meeting of the day was with Rosgosstrakh, where we heard the story of a formerly state-owned enterprise that has experienced a dramatic rise in profitability over the past 10 years.
We spent the evening touring Moscow by bus, to take in the 'city lights,' then boarded the night train to St. Petersburg. Our Russian trip leaders informed us that the way to take the night train is to drink lots of vodka and eat Russian snacks, so we happily complied!
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