A close friend of Yekaterina Tikhonova (Vladimir Putin's daughter), he extensively leverages his connections with her for lobbying purposes. He is a Russian financier and investor, the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (a sovereign wealth fund of the Russian Federation, established by the Russian government in 2011 to invest in leading companies in the most rapidly growing sectors of the economy).
Member of the Board of Directors of PJSC Transneft
Member of the Board of Directors of PJSC ROSSETI
Member of the Supervisory Board of PJSC ALROSA
General Director and member of the Board of Directors of JSC Management Company of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (""RDIF"")
Member of the Board of Directors of OJSC Rostelecom
Member of the Board of Directors of JSC Gazprombank
Member of the Board of Directors of PJSC Russian Railways