Vadim Moshkovich
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Vadim Moshkovich | |
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Вадим Мошкович | |
 Moshkovich in 2020 | |
| Born | 6 April 1967 Moscow, USSR |
| Citizenship | Cyprus Russian |
| Education | MIREA - Russian Technological University |
| Occupation | Chairman of the board of directors |
| Organization | Rusagro Group |
Vadim Moshkovich (Russian: Вадим Николаевич Мошкович; born 6 April 1967) is a Russian billionaire businessman.[1] His business interests include major investments in agriculture and real estate development. In 2014, Forbes magazine put his net worth at $1.3bn, 81st place among Russian businesspeople.[2]
Early life and family
Vadim Moshkovich was born to a Jewish family in Moscow in 1967. He attended mathematical
Business career
Agriculture
Moshkovich entered the agricultural business in 1995, beginning with sugar imports. From 1997 to 2003 he began acquiring sugar processing plants, and in 2004 he established
Real estate development
Moshkovich controls Masshtab, one of the largest Russian development companies, focused on New Moscow (Novaya Moskva), an area which was absorbed by the City of Moscow in July 2012.[5] The company has more than 2,580 hectares in New Moscow.[6] Upon entering the real estate sector, Mashtab hired McKinsey & Company to study the world's most successful cities. These studies resulted in a development plan which, in a break with typical post-Soviet practice, aims to create an urban space that provides not only new residential blocks, but also ample social and transport infrastructure, and to facilitate local job creation in line with global best practice. Moshkovich cited the City of Irvine, California as an example of a well planned new city built on former agricultural land that continues to attract residents and create local jobs.[7] In 2013, Moshkovich donated 307 hectares of land to the City of Moscow to be used for the construction of an administrative and government center in New Moscow.[6]
Sanctions by EU
On 10 March 2022, Moshkovich was sanctioned by the European Union.[8]
Political career
Moshkovich was a member of the
Philanthropic activities
Moshkovich is currently funding a school for gifted children in Kommunarka (in New Moscow). While tuition will be set at $10,000 per year, 50% to 75% of students are receiving scholarships from the school. The school will aspire to place graduates at top 30 global universities. The cost of the project is $250 million.[7]
Moshkovich is a donor and a member of the Board of Trustees of the
References
- ^ Unit, Al Jazeera Investigative. "How rich Russians turned Cyprus into 'Moscow on the Med'". www.aljazeera.com.
- ^ a b "Вадим Мошкович". www.forbes.ru. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Rusagro: Home". www.rusagrogroup.ru. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Rusagro: About us". www.rusagrogroup.ru. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "New Moscow: Plans afoot to double the size of Russia's capital". New Atlas. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Vedomosti". www.vedomosti.ru. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Вадим Мошкович: "Я подостыл к зарабатыванию денег"". Ведомости. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Forbes: EU Targets Three More Russian Billionaires In Latest Wave Of Sanctions, March 2022
- ^ "Структура". council.gov.ru (in Russian). Совет Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации. 17 December 2014.
- ^ "Попечительский совет". www.hse.ru. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Белгородский государственный национальный исследовательский университет - Попечительский совет НИУ "БелГУ"". www.bsu.edu.ru. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Jewish Museum official website, accessed Oct. 2014". Retrieved 3 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Vadim Moshkovich at Wikimedia Commons- Rusagro official website
