Natalja Popova

Natalja Popova is a prominent Russian businesswoman and the wife of Kirill Dmitrijev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund. She has a background in academia, having studied alongside Putin's younger daughter, Katerina Tikhonova. Popova serves as the deputy director of the Innopraktika scientific foundation, an organization led by Tikhonova, which aims to promote research and innovation in Russia.