Farewell, my dear friend Sergei. Taken far too soon.

Sergei trying to corral us for a photograph in London in 2015.

I am so deeply saddened by this terrible news since I found out on Wednesday night. A long-time member of Medinge, Sergei was a great friend, colleague and ally. We have known each other since 2006 and I have always found him warm, helpful, and kind. Outside of Medinge Group he even helped another colleague of mine with navigating Russia’s complex tourist visas! Even today I was looking for the name of a computer program in order to read some messages and realized that Sergei was the one who put me on to it! What will we do without Sergei’s social media posts hashtagging #Medinge to keep us all informed?

Sergei is survived by his wife Ekaterina and their two daughters.