Biography
Kirill Dmitriev is a Russian financier, head of the RDI, successfully leading affairs in the international market. In 2020, he was supposed to be appointed to the government to the place of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and even one time was called the successor to Putin, but the entrepreneur himself prefers to remain in the shadows and engaged in his loved business.Childhood and youth
Kirill Alexandrovich Dmitriev was born on April 12, 1975. Boy family lived in Kiev. By nationality, the future financier is Russian. His grandfather Peter Yakovlevich in the rank of colonel was sent to the service to the Kiev Military District for the command of the troops RHBS.
In the capital of the Ukrainian SSR, Cyril learned in a physical and mathematical school. According to the program of civil diplomacy, in which his parents participated, Dmitriev met the Americans.
Thanks to the advice of foreigners, the guy managed to prepare for admission to the US college. For the sake of the best adaptation to another country in adolescence, he passed a biennial program in Foothill College (California) and received a complete scholarship for higher education abroad.
In 1996, Dmitriev graduated from Stanford University with the highest difference and received a bachelor's degree in economics.
Personal life
The personal life of Dmitriev does not advertise, but it is known that he has a family. Wife is Natalia Popova, a native of the near Moscow of Dedovsk. Her father, Valery Popov, - an employee of the radio engineering Research Institute of Moscow, where complexes for the protection of ballistic objects are being developed.Natalia herself is now working as the First Deputy Head of the Innopractic Foundation, where Kirill is a member of the Board of Trustees. There is also the older brother of the wife of the financier. In 2018, the Foundation received a revenue of 488 million rubles. In addition, Popova leads the program "Science" on the channel "Russia-24". Nothing is known about the children of the married couple.
Dmitrieva's family owns two apartments in the club mansion on a small armor - this is one of the most expensive new buildings of the Central District of Moscow. The cost of the apartment reaches 800 million rubles. Thanks to income from financial activities, Dmitriev's condition is estimated at $ 10 billion.
Kirill Aleksandrovich is active in social networks: In his name, accounts are registered in Facebook and Twitter, working photos appear in "Instagram".
In 2017, Valery Kovalenko's law enforcement company addressed the law company "Gordon and Sonov", which stated that he was the mother of Kirill Dmitriev's mother. According to her, the entrepreneur, having learned about the pregnancy of the girl, offered her for the remuneration to marry a man much older than her. Beliefs reached the goal: Valery fulfilled its part of the oral contract, but did not see the cherished sum. In the RDI, the situation did not comment on.
Career
In the youth, Dmitriev worked at the Goldman Sachs bank, as well as in the consulting company McKinsey & Company as a consultant. In 2000, Kirill Alexandrovich moved to Information Business Systems (IBS), where he served as Deputy General Director and Managing Director for two years.
Later, Dmitriev became the director of investments in one of the largest investment funds in Russia - Delta Private Equity, whose capital exceeded $ 500 million. Under the leadership of the entrepreneur, transactions were carried out, which played an important role in the formation of the investment market in Russia. He participated in the sale of shares of "STS Media" company of Fidelity Investments and active TV3 TW3 Holding "ProfMedia". In addition, its activities included transactions between Delta Bank and GE, Delta Credit and Société Générale Bank.
Since 2007, within 4 years, Dmitriev performed the responsibilities of the Managing Partner and President Icon Private Equity. Later, the entrepreneur was taken by the post of Director General of the Russian Direct Investment Foundation (RDII), which became a new step in the development of a professional biography. In the same year, he entered the list of "100 most influential professionals in the direct investment industry over the past decade" according to Private Equity International magazine.
During the presidency of Russia in the G20 ("Big Twenty"), Dmitriev headed the B20 group. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation appointed a member of the APEC Business Advisory Advisory Council, the Brix Business Council. Kirill Alexandrovich was elected vice-president of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. Dmitriev is also a member of the Board of Directors of Funds and Companies, such as "Mother and Child", "Transneft", Gazprombank, Rostelecom.
It is also part of the Board of Trustees of the Mariinsky Theater and Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov, is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Fatherland History Foundation. In 2015, the entrepreneur was awarded the Honorary Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation. Decree Vladimir Putin was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky.
Currently, Kirill Dmitriev has been working as Director General of the Sovereign Russian Direct Investment Fund.
During the work as head of the RDI Dmitriev achieved significant success. Under his leadership, the fund for 6 years attracted more than 1 trillion investor funds, 900 billion of which is the investments of banks and partners. RDII has attracted more than $ 30 billion from companies from Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
In addition to the leadership of the RFP, the financier, according to the decree of the President of the Russian Federation, represents Russia in the business council of the BRICS countries and the APEC Business Advisory Council. Dmitriev is also the general co-director of the RKIF - the Russian-Chinese investment fund created by the RFWI and the Chinese investment corporation in 2012.
It is known about the participation of Kirill Dmitriev in the affairs of foreign policy. The financier became the first representative of the Russian elite who met in Davos with the adviser to the electing president of the United States Donald Trump Anthony Scaramucci. Acquaintance took place in 2017.
Later, Eric Prince, the founder of the Blackwater private military company, confirmed that he also met with the Russian entrepreneur. The event occurred in the Seychelles. The purpose of the meeting was supposed to install the secret channel between the two presidents. Later Prince this compromising on the Russian financier did not confirm.
In 2019, Dmitriev said that he was ready to vouch for the Arrested Head of the Baring Vostok Capital Partners of Michael Calvi. The founder of the investment fund was detained in Moscow on suspicion of the embezzlement of property by 2.5 billion rubles. Later by the decision of the Basmann Court of the capital, the American received a measure of punishment - home arrest.
In 2019, General Director of the Federal District and Chairman of the Board of Sberbank, German Gref, signed a Memorandum of Strategic Cooperation. Thanks to the joint activities of the Organization, an increase in foreign direct investment in the Russian Federation from the countries of the Middle East and APR has planned.
Kirill Dmitriev now
In May 2020, the decree of the President of Italy, Kirill Dmitriev, was awarded the Order of the Star of Italy degree of the Commander. In addition, Dmitriev became the owner of the Honor's Order, which Vladimir Putin presented him.With the beginning of the coronaviru pandemic, the name of the head of the RDI has increasingly fade into media space. It was his fund that has invested funds in the fastest express tests on the diagnosis of COVID-19. In addition, the organization has become a sponsor of sending deficient medical equipment in the United States and has developed a regional program for supporting investment projects.
In the summer, the head of the Russian direct investment fund in his interview reported the creation of the first vaccine from the coronavirus "Satellite V", which was developed by scientists of the NIC epidemiology and microbiology named after N. F. Gamalei. Kirill Dmitriev became one of the first volunteers who tested her action on himself.
According to the entrepreneur, the wife and parents who are 74 years old are vaccinated in his family. Also, the general director of the Federal Drug Director called not to politicize the creation of a vaccine and not link this event with what happened with Alexey Navalny.
Awards
- 2015 - Honor of the President of the Russian Federation - for his contribution to the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation, achieved labor successes, active social activities and many years of conscientious work
- 2017 - Order of Alexander Nevsky - for a great contribution to the implementation of international investment projects and socio-economic development of the Russian Federation
- 2018 - Cavalier of the Order of the Honorary Legion. The Order was awarded by the France ambassador in Russia Sylvi Age Bermann during a solemn ceremony at the French Embassy on November 19, 2018
- 2019 - Order of King Abdel-Aziza II degree - Decree of the King of Saudi Arabia Salmanin Ben Abdel Aziz Al Saud as a primary contribution to strengthening cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia
- 2020 - Honor Order - for a great contribution to the implementation of international investment projects and socio-economic development of the Russian Federation
- 2020 - Commander of the Orden Star of Italy - for special merits in the development of friendly relations and cooperation between Italy and Russia