The first congress of CFR took place in February 1992, electing the president of CFR between Economist Leonid Abalkin and politician Arkady Murashov, the latter of whom held the position of the head of the Moscow City Police and a member of the Democratic Party of Russia together with World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov.

In April 1994, as a result of another conflict, the Congress elected a new Bureau and a new president—Andrey Makarov, a lawyer and deputy of the State Duma.

[7] In 2014, the XII Federation Congress restored the post of President, as a substitution of the chairman of the supervisory board, and established the board of trustees, inviting renown Russian political figures and businessmen, including Arkady Dvorkovich, Sergei Shoigu, Sergey Sobyanin, Mintimer Shaimiev.

[10][5] Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian President, became chairman of the board of trustees.

[18] The board of management is an elected collegial body that determines the priority areas of the CFR's activities.