Name
Evgeny (Eugene) Shvidler
Evgeny (Eugene) Shvidler
London, United Kingdom
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Gubkin Institute of Petrochemicals and Natural Gas | Master of Business Administration, Fordham University
United States
oil & gas, investments, Self Made
$1,600,000,000
1511
#1511 Billionaires 2019
#359 Forbes 400 2012
Evgeny Shvidler, who became an American citizen in 1994, is the best friend and a partner of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.His core assets are the stake in Russian steelmaker Evraz and an investment in Norilsk Nickel.Shvidler is executive chairman of Highland Gold Mining, where he has a 12% stake.Shvidler was born in Moscow, Russia. He got an MBA from Fordham University in 1992 and worked for Deloitte & Touche in New York.
His 370-foot yacht, Le Grand Bleu, was a gift from Abramovich. Shvidler was the primary funder for the rebuilding of a Jewish school in England that is now called Beit Shvidler Primary School.
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