Quick Facts
Fact | Details |
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Full Name | Sir Leonard Valentinovich Blavatnik |
Date of Birth | June 14, 1957 |
Place of Birth | Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Odesa, Ukraine) |
Age | 66 (as of 2024) |
Citizenship | United Kingdom, United States |
Education | Moscow State University of Railway Engineering (did not complete), Columbia University (MS), Harvard University (MBA) |
Occupation | Founder of Access Industries, Philanthropist |
Spouse | Emily Appelson |
Children | 5 |
Net Worth | $31.3 billion (as of January 2024) |
Honors | Knighted in 2017 for services to philanthropy |
Major Business Ventures | Made an initial fortune in the privatization of state-owned aluminum and oil assets after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Owns most of Warner Music Group and has stakes in several publicly traded assets via Access Industries Holdings |
Early Life | Born to a Jewish family in Odesa, he moved to Yaroslavl, Russia as a child. Emigrated to the USA in 1978 |
Close Associates | Viktor Vekselberg (friend from Moscow State University, later founder of Renova Group) |
Philanthropy | Known for significant philanthropic contributions |
Leonard Blavatnik Net Worth
Leonard Blavatnik’s net worth is approximately 31.4 billion USD.