Portrait of Victor Pinchuk

Rank #1507

Victor Pinchuk

Net worth $2.8B

Steel pipes, diversified · Ukraine

Born
Dec 14, 1960
Age
65
Source
Steel pipes, diversified
Residence
Kiev
Citizenship
Ukraine
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education
Doctorate, Dniepropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Viktor Pinchuk used his Ph.D. in pipe design to found Interpipe, producer of steel products, in 1990.
  • He still operates Interpipe, which makes pipes and railway wheels, and also Starlight Media, which owns 6 TV stations.
  • Pinchuk owns Grand Buildings, a landmark historical building on Trafalgar Square in London.
  • He is a son-in-law of Ukraine's former president Leonid Kuchma.
  • PinchukArtCenter, which he chairs, is known for its biannual global contemporary art prize, Future Generation Art Prize, which awards $100K to a young artist.
  • Pinchuk sponsors an annual event on Ukraine at the World Economic Forum at Davos.