Evgeny (Eugene) Shvidler – Billionaire

Evgeny Shvidler, who became an American citizen in 1994, is the best friend of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. He lives in the affluent Belgravia neighborhood of London and owns a house in Snowmass, Colorado. Among his business interests are a stake in Russian steelmaker Evraz, Moscow real estate, and cash from the 2005 sale of his Sibneft stake to Gazprom. Together with Abramovich, in April 2013 he bought shares of Norilsk Nickel. Shvidler is non-executive chairman of the board of Highland Gold Mining, where he has an 12.56% stake. In January 2013 he was appointed to the board of AFC Energy, a British company that develops alkaline fuel cell technology where he owns a 4.47% stake. His vineyard at his Château Thenac in France produces seven grape varieties and his wines are beginning to garner positive reviews from critics. It also produces kosher wine. His property also has two plum orchards. His 370-foot yacht, Le Grand Bleu, was a gift from Abramovich. He was the primary funder for the rebuilding of a Jewish school in England that is now called Beit Shvidler Primary School and he funds another school, Center Beit Shvidler, in Moscow. In 2016 Cleveland Clinic’s Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute received $2 million from Eugene and Zara Shvidler to support current and future nephrology and hypertension research.

Source:forbes