Rank #2561
Evgeny (Eugene) Shvidler
Net worth $1.6B
Metals, investments · United States
- Born
- Mar 23, 1964
- Age
- 62
- Source
- Metals, investments
- Residence
- London
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 5
- Education
- Master of Business Administration, Fordham University; Master of Science, Gubkin Institute of Petrochemicals and Natural Gas
Net worth over time
Biography
- Evgeny Shvidler, who became an American citizen in 1994, is the best friend and a partner of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
- His core asset is stake in Russian steelmaker Evraz.
- Former Executive chairman of Highland Gold Mining, Shvidler sold his 12% stake in this company in 2020.
- Shvidler was born in Moscow, Russia. He got an MBA from Fordham University in 1992 and worked for Deloitte & Touche in New York.
- Shvidler, a dual British-American citizen, was sanctioned by the U.K. in March 2022. His two jets were detained by British authorities. He filed the claim in 2023 in London to challenge the sanctions.
- 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.