Igor F. Kefeli, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, honoured worker of higher school of the Russian Federation, Director of the Center for geopolitical expertise of North-West Institute of Management (RANEPA), an expert RAS, Professor of international relations – Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Professor of Department of social security – The Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Visiting Professor of Lomonosov Moscow State University (Faculty of Global Process), Vice-President of the Academy of geopolitical problems, expert of the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of The expert Advisory Council under the Council of the CSTO parliamentary Assembly, adviser to the Russian Academy of rocket and artillery Sciences.

The main areas of scientific activity are social philosophy, globalistics, geopolitics, cultural studies, history of science and technology.