Michael Dounaev

Managing Director of AVD Asset Management
Producer of 16 internationally acclaimed box office productions

Michael Dounaev

Managing Director of AVD Asset Management
Producer of 16 internationally acclaimed box office productions

Experience & Background

Michael Dounaev has had more than 20 years of successful business experience and outstanding achievements in media, communication, and fundraising. He has produced a library of 16 feature films presented at all major international forums, including Match Point and Goodbye Bafana, the official biopic of Nelson Mandela.

Through strategic innovations and financial incentives, he has managed to organize multimillion project fundraising including private equity, merchandizing, and product placement.

He is actively involved in multiple cross-industry workshops, lectures, and webinars on communication, business narrative, and content visualization. He holds a MBA degree from IMD (2000).

Expertise & Interests

Entrepreneurship, marketing, communication, fundraising.

Contributions to IMD

IMD electives lecturer, webinar guest speaker, alumni fundraising coordinator. Connection between IMD and global business community.