Steven D. Jones, principal of East-West
Business Strategies, is an
interculturalist and international business consultant who specializes in how to "get things
done" in today's Russia
and newly independent states. An active participant in Russian-American
affairs since the early 1980s, he served as a personal interpreter to Boris
Yeltsin during Yeltsin's first visit to the United States in 1989. He has
lived in and traveled extensively throughout the former Soviet Union,
and now serves as a negotiator, mediary, and advisor for American
organizations in the CIS. Jones has taught at the Johns Hopkins School
of Advanced International Studies in Washington DC, and has translated
and edited scores of publications, accompanied media and VIP tours to
Russia, and assisted in contract and exchange negotiations for
businesses, museums, and other organizations. He created and delivers
the Russian cross-cultural training program at NASA for the astronauts, technicians,
engineers, and upper
management involved in the joint Russian-American Mir/International Space
Station project, as well as for many American companies. Jones has organized and
participated in numerous
international meetings and seminars, and has helped prepare thousands
of Americans for the experience of traveling to and living in Russia. He
holds a B.A. in Russian from the University of Louisville and an M.A. in
Soviet Studies from Harvard University.
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