The winners of the 6th season of the "Leaders of Russia" competition are 60 management teams from the country.

      On June 16, 2026, at 18:30, Society announced the winners of the sixth season of the "Leaders of Russia" management competition - the flagship project of the Presidential platform "Russia - a land of opportunities." The winners are 60 management teams from 33 regions of Russia. The winners will have the right to participate in a special educational program on team building, developed by RANEPA in collaboration with the "Senesh" Management Workshop. The results of the final assessment tests were approved by the competition's Supervisory Board. The winners will be able to participate in the superfinal of the competition, which will take place in the fall of 2026. This was announced by the first deputy head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the "Leaders of Russia" management competition, Sergey Kiriyenko, at the awards ceremony at the national center "Russia."

      The first deputy head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the "Leaders of Russia" management competition of the Presidential platform "Russia - a land of opportunities," Sergey Kiriyenko congratulated the finalists and winners of the sixth season and noted that for the first time the competition was held in a team format. He also reported that the Supervisory Board of the competition decided at a meeting that all winners would be able to participate in the superfinal of the competition in the fall of 2026.

      "More than eight years ago, the 'Leaders of Russia' competition started at the request of our president Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, and we could not imagine such a scale. Already in the fifth season, we 'broke through' the bar of one million participants from 150 countries around the world. This is a unique base. 17,000 semifinalists and finalists over the years have undergone deep expert professional evaluation, received serious recommendations, support, and consulting from the best specialists in training, professional development, and management. Over these 8 years, 700 winners of the competition have been appointed to various high positions: governors, city mayors, deputy ministers, federal and regional ministers, top executives of the largest Russian corporations. An important confirmation of the quality of the winners is that their career growth occurs not only after victory but continues several years later. Now the world is changing, and you can't achieve anything alone; success is achieved by management teams. Therefore, this time we faced a particularly challenging task set by the President - to make the competition not about individuals, but about teams. No one in the world has done this before. 75,000 managers from Russia and 66 foreign states submitted their applications for the 'Leaders of Russia. Team' competition. This time, the final featured an absolutely record number - 1,400 people, that is, 280 teams. Winners were determined for 15 teams in each category. All of them will be able to participate in the big superfinal this fall. Our competition is called 'Leaders of Russia. Team' because we are all one team, the president's team, the country's team," said Sergey Kiriyenko.

      The General Director of the Presidential platform "Russia - a land of opportunities," Rector of the "Senesh" Management Workshop, Andrey Betin, emphasized that the sixth season of the competition allowed for a new assessment of the management potential of the participants: "Talent, hard work, and service always find their way. But even the brightest talent gains real strength only in a team. The sixth season of 'Leaders of Russia' has become our response to the challenges of the times. 75,000 applications, 6,576 teams, 1,400 finalists from 70 regions of Russia - record numbers for the season. 44% of participants are women, the best indicator in the history of the competition. In the final, we conducted a management dictation for the first time - 50 questions in 20 minutes, with risk selection and point deductions for mistakes. And also - passing the GTO standards in mixed teams. Because a strong leader is a healthy leader. Today, the Supervisory Board approved 60 winning teams - 15 in each of the four categories. The main conclusion of this season: it is not the one who shouts the loudest who wins, but the one who, together with the team, finds the best solution. Russia is strong in teams. And the finalists of the sixth season are the best proof."

      A total of 60 management teams became winners of the sixth season. In each category of the competition ("State Management Teams," "Corporate Management Teams," "Organizational Management Teams," "Combined Management Teams"), 15 teams won. The geography of the winners covered 33 regions of Russia. The most winning teams represent the city of Moscow (153 people), the Moscow region (23 people), the city of St. Petersburg (14 people), and the Ryazan and Sverdlovsk regions (9 people each). Among the winners are teams from various fields, with the public service sector (60 people), industry (58), banking (33), education (20), and transport and road management (16) being the most widely represented.

      The winners will have the right to participate in a specialized educational program on team building, developed by the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in collaboration with the "Senesh" Management Workshop of the Presidential platform "Russia - a land of opportunities."

      The results of the season were approved at a meeting of the Supervisory Board of the competition held before the ceremony. Its members included: Rector of HSE Nikita Anisimov, State Duma Deputy Svetlana Zhurova, Rector of the Presidential Academy Alexey Komissarov, four-time Olympic champion Alexey Nemov, two-time Olympic champion Svetlana Khorkina, General Director and Editor-in-Chief of "Independent Newspaper" Konstantin Remchukov.

      The final of the "Leaders of Russia. Team" competition of the Presidential platform "Russia - a land of opportunities" took place from June 9 to June 15. At the "Senesh" Management Workshop, participants underwent assessment tests specifically designed for the new team format of the competition. The finalist teams demonstrated their ability to jointly analyze information, make management decisions, distribute responsibilities, and propose practical solutions to socially significant tasks.

      An individual element of the final events was sports team building. In the final, participants completed part of the standards of the complex, and upon returning home and checking themselves in the remaining tests, they will be able to claim the GTO badge. A total of 1,209 contestants completed the GTO standards. 210 people can claim the gold badge, 261 people the silver, and 245 people the bronze.

      Participants of the sixth season of the "Leaders of Russia. Team" competition included more than 75,000 leaders from 89 regions of the country and 66 foreign states. To reach the final, they underwent a serious selection process through a remote stage, testing, and online semifinals. Alongside the assessment tests, finalists passed the GTO standards and participated in an educational program from leading managers in the fields of science and education. A total of 1,400 managers became finalists of the sixth season, united in 280 teams. The assessment tests for the categories "Organizational Management Teams" and "Combined Management Teams" took place on June 9 and 10. On June 12 and 13, the finalists of the categories "State Management Teams" and "Corporate Management Teams" were assessed.

      The "Leaders of Russia" management competition of the Presidential platform "Russia - a land of opportunities" has been held since 2017 at the request of the President of the Russian Federation. Following all seasons, more than one million applications have been submitted for participation in the competition from all over Russia and from 150 countries around the world. Throughout the entire period of the competition, more than 700 participants have been appointed to high positions. The competition is implemented within the framework of the federal project "Russia - a land of opportunities" and the national project "Youth and Children." NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" has channels on Telegram and MAX. Subscribe to stay updated on the main events, exclusive materials, and timely information. Copyright © 1999—2025 NIA "Nizhny Novgorod." When reprinting, a hyperlink to NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" is mandatory. This resource may contain materials 18+.