Mr David Monastyrskiy was born on 5th June 1990 in Moscow. He graduated from State University of Management with degree in Banking. He finished post-masters studies in Finance in the same institution. David passed training in Aix-en-Provence university and in IMF Institute for Capacity Development.

In 2011 he became Chairman of SUM International Council. From 2019 he works in the Bank of Russia, currently Mr Monastyrskiy is the Senior Economist in the Financial Market Strategy Department. He also heads Youth Council of the Bank of Russia.

David is fluent in Russian, French, English, Spanish and Portuguese. He has a professional degree in ballroom dancing. He was a winner of The Brainiest TV-show.