Since 2002, Raisa Parshina has been the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Far Eastern Transport Group, one of the largest transport companies in Russia which she founded. Having graduated in 1981 from Khabarovsk Institute of Railway Engineers majoring in railway operations, the rest of her career was devoted to Far Eastern Railway leading, in 2001, to her appointment as Deputy Director of Far Eastern Railway, economy and finance.