- Vladimir Bogdanov was born on December 3, 1959 in the village of Volipelga, Vavozhsky district, Udmurtia Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in a family of teachers.
- In 1975, Bogdanov entered and in 1977 graduated from the physics and mathematics boarding school № 18 named after Kolmogorov at Moscow State University.
- In 1977, he entered and in 1983 graduated from the Department of Aerophysics and Space Research of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, specialty - Flight dynamics and control.
- From 1981 to 1992, he worked in Scientific Production Association Energia as a Category 2 mathematical engineer, where he was involved in the creation of programs for optimal control of engines of small thrust of the Mir space station, and participated in the design of the International Space Station.
- Over 10 years he was fond of sports water tourism.
- Since 1992 he has been a founder and general director of BASK company. He reads lectures on equipment to specialists; advises companies that are going to produce clothes with down filler.
- Chairman of the Management Board of Russian Outdoor Group from 2006 to 2010.
- Since 2017, postgraduate of the Department of Technology and Design at the Don State Technical University (Service and Entrepreneurship Institute).
- Vladimir Bogdanov has over 10 scientific papers.