Pyotr Aven is the CEO of Alfa-Bank Group, Russia’s largest private bank, and has a net worth of 4.8 billion dollars, according to Forbes.com. However,
according to his Wikipedia page, he was ranked 529th among the world’s wealthiest individuals in 2021, with a net worth of $5.3 billion.
In 2012, the Alfa Group, Renova Group’s Viktor Vekselberg, and Access Industries’ Leonard Blavatnik sold their combined 50% ownership in TNK-BP to state-owned Rosneft for $28 billion. In Russia, Aven is a patron of the arts and theater.
The Genesis Philanthropy Group was created by Aven, Stan Polovets, and three other Russian Jewish billionaires, Mikhail Fridman, Alexander Knaster, and German Khan, with the goal of developing and enhancing Jewish identity among Russian-speaking Jews worldwide.