Maria Drokova
Russian investor and entrepreneur, formerly a spokeswoman for the Russian pro-Putin youth political movement Nashi
Maria Aleksandrovna Drokova (Russian: Мария Александровна Дрокова; also known as Masha Drokova and by her married name Maria Bucher; born 26 October 1989) is a Russian investor and venture capitalist. She is a former federal commissioner and spokesperson of the pro-Kremlin youth movement Nashi (2007–2011) and the founder of the investment firm Day One Ventures.
In 2025, investigative reporting by The New York Times and Byline Times found that Drokova had provided public relations assistance to convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2017.
Biography
Early life and education
Drokova was born on 26 October 1989 in Tambov. Her father, Aleksandr Pavlovich Drokov, served as a deputy head of the city administration and chairman of the Tambov municipal finance committee; he has been described as one of the wealthiest people in the city. She graduated from school with a gold medal. In 2006, she won the All-Russian School Olympiad in social studies. From 2006 to 2011, she studied at the Faculty of Public Administration at Moscow State University (Department of Political Analysis).
Political youth movement
In September 2005, at age 15, Drokova joined a political youth movement Nashi. From June 2006 to December 2007, she participated in an ideological youth group associated with Vladislav Surkov and worked as an ideologist for Nashi.
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