Viacheslav (Slava) BAKHMINis an expert in philanthropy and civil society development in Russia and a consultant for C. S. Mott Foundation since 2004. Previously, he was executive director of the Open Society Institute (OSI) in Russia, where he was in charge of a number of program areas and managed a regional network of program coordinators representing OSI in 33 Russian regions. He also worked as a manager of Swiss Human Rights program, 2004 – 2006, and as a consultant for the Ford Foundation, 2008 – 2009. He served as the Head of the International Humanitarian and Cultural Cooperation Directorate of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs between 1991 and 1995. Mr. Bakhmin is the author of the book About Foundations in Russiaand more than 30 other publications.