Kirill Dmitriev

Kirill Dmitriev is the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).

Trump-Russia peace talks

Dmitriev said in Washington, D.C. in April 2025

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President Trump's tariff strategy reflects a growing shift toward economic sovereignty and national interest...By prioritizing domestic industry and correcting structural trade imbalances, the U.S. sets a precedent for self-reliant growth and sustainable job creation...Putin is a historic leader...Trump is a historic leader...They can work together to make history happen.

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Education & career

According to the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders, Kirill Dmitriev holds a BA (Hons) in [[Economics from Stanford University; an MBA (Hons) as a Baker Scholar from Harvard Business School. He began his career at Goldman Sachs and McKinsey & Company. Formerly, he managed large private equity funds and completed a series of landmark transactions for Russia.

Since 2011, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Russian Direct Investment Fund.

Dmitriev is a member of the BRICS and APEC Business Councils; Supervisory Board, ALROSA; Boards of Directors, Transneft, Rostelecom, Gazprombank, Mother and ChildMDMG and Russian Railways; Board of Trustees, Mariinsky Theatre, and Moscow State University, Russian Institute of Theatre Arts GITIS and National History Fund. Vice-President, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum (2009).

Awards

Recipient of honours and awards, including: named among “100 most influential private equity professionals of the decade”, Private Equity International (2011); Order of Alexander Nevsky and the Order of Honour for valuable contribution to international investment projects and the socio-economic development of Russia; Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honor for paramount contribution to strengthening cooperation between Russia and France; King Abdulaziz Second-Class Order of Merit for contribution to strengthening cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia; Commander of the Order of the Star of Italy for special achievements in the development of friendly relations and cooperation between Italy and Russia; Order of Friendship for special achievements in the development of friendly relations and cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia.