Leonard Blavatnik President of Access Industries. One of the founders and partner of the Russian-American joint investment venture 'Renova'. Date of Birth: 14.06.1957 Country: USA

1. Leonard Blavatnik - American Entrepreneur of Soviet Origin
2. Key Positions and Partnerships
3. Political Connections
4. Business Ventures in Kazakhstan and Russia

Leonard Blavatnik - American Entrepreneur of Soviet Origin

Leonard Blavatnik is an American entrepreneur of Soviet origin. He was born on June 14, 1957. Blavatnik is a graduate of Harvard Business School (MBA), Columbia University (Doctor of Computer Science), and Moscow Institute of Transport Engineers. He is the President of Access Industries and one of the founders and partners of the Russian-American joint investment enterprise "Renova." Blavatnik has made significant contributions to various industries through his company "Access Industries," which was established in 1986.

Key Positions and Partnerships

Throughout his career, Blavatnik has held key positions in several companies including "Arthur Andersen & Co.," "Macy's Department Stores," "General Atlantic Partners," TNK, "Deeside Aluminum," "Access Industries (Eurasia)," and "EnergiBolaget i Sverige AB." He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the managing company "SUAL-Holding" and the Board of Directors of OAO "Sibirsko-Uralskaya Aluminium Company."

Political Connections

Blavatnik maintains contacts with the political elite in Russia, particularly with Anatoly Chubais and Sergei Stepashin. In 1999, he sponsored Stepashin's visit to Washington and hosted a dinner in his honor, attended by Washington politicians. It is known that Blavatnik makes significant donations to the election funds of Republican Party congressmen from the state of New York (the headquarters of Blavatnik's firm is located in New York).

Business Ventures in Kazakhstan and Russia

Since 1996, Blavatnik has been developing his business in Kazakhstan. He has organized PR events for Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev in the United States and sponsored his visits. Since 1998, Blavatnik has intensified his activities in Russia, specifically preparing strategic partnership options between "Access Industries" and RAO "UES." In 1999, Anatoly Chubais, during his visit to Kazakhstan, announced the possibility of creating a fuel and energy company in the Pavlodar region involving three power plants, RAO "UES," and "Access Industries."