Fyodor Ovchinnikov

Fyodor Ovchinnikov is a Business Consultant & Instructor based in Oakland. He is an educator and evolutionary designer whose love for people and appreciation for diverse human experiences enable him to support entrepreneurs in designing organizations that are deeply rooted in their values.

Fyodor is a two-time business owner. His first venture was an intercultural communication consultancy. In 2015, he co-founded his second venture, Evolutionary Futures Lab, a California-based social enterprise that enables learning and collective action for systems transformation through educational programs, collaborative funding, and strategic, community-centered initiatives. In addition, Fyodor is an adjunct faculty member at the University of San Francisco’s Masagung Graduate School of Management, where he designed and teaches Managing Under Uncertainty, a core course in the Master in Management program.

Fyodor was the first entrepreneur to enroll in Uptima’s programs in 2014, and Evolutionary Futures Lab later became Uptima’s first cooperative member business. In 2015, he initially joined Uptima as a mentor and subsequently became a Business Consultant & Instructor in Uptima’s Academy and Consulting programs. Fyodor’s advice to entrepreneurs is to always remember that the organization you build will shape who you are, the life you live, the impact you make, and the legacy you leave.

Fyodor holds a B.A. and an M.A. in Asian and African Studies from Lomonosov Moscow State University.