Concord Management and Consulting LLC "Конкорд Менеджмент и Консалтинг" is the parent company of the Internet Research Agency which is a Russian organization engaged in political and electoral interference operations within the United States. MediaSintez's main activity is the creation and use of databases and information resources. The company is owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin who has direct ties to Russian president Vladimir Putin. Prigozhin is known as "Putin's chef" and has significant involvement in grey and black efforts by they Kremlin.