Vitaly Safonov is the Deputy Director-General of Glavkosmos, a subsidiary of the State Space Corporation Roscosmos, authorized to promote the achievements of the Russian space industry to world markets and to manage complex international projects. Glavkosmos has also been appointed the operator of the international business of Roscosmos.
Mr. Safonov graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations with a Master’s degree in management in 2008. He held the position of an assistant to the President for International Relations at the Fund for the Promotion of the 21st Century Legal Technologies (NGO) till 20211, before serving in various positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in Russia and abroad. From 2016 to 2017, he held the position of Deputy Head of the Office at the State Space Corporation Roscosmos and was appointed the Deputy DG of Glavkosmos in 2017.