Len Blavatnik
Sir Leonard Blavatnik is a British-American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He made his fortune through business via diversified investments in myriad companies through his conglomerate company, Access Industries. As of May 2018, Blavatnik was the 3rd wealthiest man in the United Kingdom.
- Born in Ukraine, raised north of Moscow, Len Blavatnik emigrated to the U.S. in 1978 for school; he studied computer science at Columbia University.
- He made a fortune selling his stake in Russian oil company TNK-BP for $7 billion in 2013.
- He purchased Warner Music in 2011 for $3.3 billion.
- His investment firm Access Industries holds stakes in chemicals firm LyondellBasell, e-commerce firm Rocket Internet and fashion label Tory Burch.
- Blavatnik says he has given or pledged over $700 million to philanthropy, mostly to universities, including Oxford, Stanford and Harvard.
- He is a dual citizen of the U.S. and the U.K.
- The Blavatniks have given to both political parties in the U.S., from Trump’s inaugural committee to Pete Buttigeg’s presidential campaign.
