Kirill Dmitriev
CEO, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)
Kirill Dmitriev has been the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the sovereign wealth fund of the Russian Federation, since 2011. Prior to that, he had headed a number of large private equity funds and completed a series of landmark transactions in Russia with General Electric, Société Générale, and Fidelity Investments, among others. Mr. Dmitriev began his career at Goldman Sachs and McKinsey & Company.
He is as a member of the BRICS and APEC Business Councils and serves as a member of supervisory boards of leading Russian companies in finance, infrastructure, mining and transportation. Mr. Dmitriev supports a number of cultural and educational initiatives as a member of the boards of trustees of various institutions, including The Mariinsky Theatre, The Moscow State University, The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts GITIS, and The Russian Oriental Art Museum.
In 2009, he was selected by the World Economic Forum as a ‘Young Global Leader’ and in 2011 Mr. Dmitriev was the only Russian representative on the list of ‘100 most influential private equity professionals of the decade’ (Private Equity International). He holds a BA in Economics with Honors and Distinction from Stanford University and an MBA with High Distinction (Baker Scholar) from the Harvard Business School.
Mr. Dmitriev is a recipient of national awards for his valuable contribution from Russia, Saudi Arabia, France, Kazakhstan and other countries.