Expert Council
The supreme deliberative body of the ISGC — composed of up to 25 members of exceptional expertise and integrity, appointed by the ARGA Executive Board upon recommendation of an independent Nominating Committee.
The Expert Council adopts conclusions, recommendations, expert positions, and doctrines; its decisions bind all organs of the Council.

Sergei Khrabrykh
President of ARGA
Human rights defender and expert in international law, human rights protection, and extradition law. Leads strategically complex cases in zones of legal risk, assisting entrepreneurs, political refugees, journalists, and activists under pressure from state structures. Specialises in submissions to INTERPOL, Red Notice removal, anti-extradition strategy, and asset protection under sanctions pressure.
- International law
- Extradition
- INTERPOL procedures
- Human rights
The Council draws on the multidisciplinary expert network of the ARGA Association — lawyers, analysts, financial specialists, and researchers across Europe, the CIS, Asia, and the Middle East. Formal appointments to the Expert Council are published upon completion of the nomination procedure.

Igor Abalov
Public International Law Specialist
Public international law
Natalia Tsmakalova
Lawyer
Civil law
Dzianis Limarau
Financial Lawyer, Auditor
Financial law
Maksat Duysenov
Lawyer
CIS jurisdictions
Aleksey Popov
Financial & Tax Lawyer
Tax law
Zoi Filippidou
Lawyer
European jurisdictions
Aleksandr Shitikov
Lawyer
Legal analysis
Igor Vyshegorodsev
Lawyer
Technical evidence
Nikolay Nepluyev
Independent Director, Financial Expert
Corporate governance
Aleksandr Bavrin
Financial Consultant
Financial management
Sofia Ponomareva
Financial Analyst
Corporate finance
Ekaterina Kvasha
Systems Analysis Specialist
Systems engineering
Ignat Krukovskiy
Data Science Specialist
Data science
Maksim Dobychin
IT Specialist
IT infrastructure
Yury Sazonov
Engineer, Technical Expert
Engineering
Daria Tarasenkova
International Relations Specialist
International relations
Ksenia Mymchenko
Linguist, Translator (French)
French language
Vitaly Ginzburg
Psychologist, Negotiations Expert
Negotiations
Igor Krachun
Project Manager
Project management
Ekaterina Khomutinnikova
Public Relations Specialist
CommunicationsVacancies & Nominations
The Council maintains an open call for nominations, reviewed quarterly.