Profile
Evgenii Azarov
I turn knowledge into things that last — companies, education, and legacy. Knowledge is worth something only when it becomes action: a product, a company, a student. What’s built with rigor bears fruit for the next generations.
20 yrs
teaching & lecturing
12
awards and honors
1 exit
TopSwitches · sold 2022
100+
students from 5 countries
3 ventures
RUMA · Planeeda · StatGazer
Entrepreneurship & Leadership
I build companies across consumer, industrial, and technology markets, with current ventures focused on New York and the U.S.
Selected companies — Founder & CEO · 3 companies
AZARO — premium brand of designer sockets and switches with its own production base (since 2020). 100% owner and founder; manufacturing + interior design. azaro.ru ↗
ASA Plastici — official representative of an Italian wiring-devices manufacturer in Russia and Kazakhstan (2020–2021).
ACM Global — travel & lifestyle concierge service.
U.S. ventures — Founder · a separate U.S.-market track
StatGazer operating
Teaching, research analytics, and AI tools. 100+ students and clients across 5 countries (USA, Germany, UK, Australia, Canada), with the greatest impact on U.S. students. USPTO application, use-in-commerce basis 1(a). statgazer.com ↗
Teaching, research analytics, and AI tools. 100+ students and clients across 5 countries (USA, Germany, UK, Australia, Canada), with the greatest impact on U.S. students. USPTO application, use-in-commerce basis 1(a). statgazer.com ↗
Planeeda launched 2026
A local services marketplace (New York and New Jersey). USPTO registered. planeeda.com ↗
A local services marketplace (New York and New Jersey). USPTO registered. planeeda.com ↗
Entrepreneurial exit
TopSwitches — online retailer of electrical installation products; founded 2020, successfully sold 2022. topswitches.ru ↗
Awards & Honors
2010Radiomania Award — laureate (national broadcasting award).
2008Popov Prize — international professional broadcasting award; laureate in the “Cultural Program” category for the radio program “Café Buddha” (Yenisei Radio). mention ↗
2004Honorary Diploma of the Governor of the Republic of Khakassia, A.I. Lebed.
Judging & Expert Roles
2009Jury member, International Professional Popov Prize in broadcasting (St. Petersburg).
Research & Publications
At the intersection of applied analytics, economics, law, and genetic genealogy.
Genetic genealogy — sequence deposited in GenBank (ON682947); branch in the YFull tree (R-YP6504). GenBank ↗ YFull ↗
Scholarly articles — electoral law (2012); import substitution of non-resource goods (2022); “slowbalization” (2023). Google Scholar ↗ ORCID ↗
Authorship (plays & screenplays) — four plays (2015–2018) and one screenplay (2016), published with ISBNs. see Books →
Teaching & Education
20 years of teaching practice (since 2006); lecturing at universities internationally.
Khakass State University (N.F. Katanov) — Jurisprudence (2004–2009); postgraduate study (2009–2012).
StatGazer — courses in statistics, economics, law, data analysis, and academic writing.
“A highly qualified, punctual teacher; explains even complex topics clearly.”
— Irina, 2023
“Effective lessons, clear explanations — I passed my investment-analysis exam.”
— Ekaterina, 2023
Selected Talks & Appearances
Radiodays Europe — Barcelona (2012), Vienna (2018), Lausanne (2019), Prague (2023), Munich (2024).
HSE University — lectures and academic events.
Economics & econometrics conferences — iCEBA (Tashkent), META (Nizhny Novgorod), EMC (St. Petersburg), Institutional Transformation of Economics (Novosibirsk).
Intellectual Property
Rospatent (registered) — AZARO, TopSwitches
USPTO (registered) — StatGazer; Planeeda; RUMA.