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Investor who wouldn't play the Russians' game

He took on corruption and turned to future president Dmitry Medvedev for help… and then the Moscow mafia stepped in. Nick Kochan hears why Bill Browder is putting it behind him

Nick Kochan

7 Sep 2008 00.01 BST

Bill Browder, the chairman of Hermitage Capital, presents a document which he says shows the involvement of 'a group of criminals at a reasonably high level in the Russian government' in the theft of $230m (£131m) from the Russian tax ministry

The CV

Name William Browder

Born Princeton, New Jersey, 1964

Education BA (Hons), Chicago University, 1985; MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 1989

***FAMILY: Grandfather was Earl Browder, jailed head of the Communist Party USA,1932-1945

Career Moved to the UK in 1989 after the fall of the Berlin Wall to specialise in eastern Europe. Worked at Salomon Brothers on the Russian desk prior to starting Hermitage Capital

Interests Enjoys skiing, hiking and sailing

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/sep/07/russia

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