Slava Rabinovich

Slava Rabinovich
Vyacheslav Yevgenyevich Rabinovich
Born(1966-05-06)6 May 1966
Leningrad
Died5 July 2022(2022-07-05) (aged 56)
Israel
CitizenshipUnited States, Russia
Occupation(s)Investment financier, business analyst, economic and political commentator, internet journalist, columnist

Slava Rabinovich (full name Vyacheslav Yevgenyevich Rabinovich; Russian: Вячеслав Евгеньевич Рабинович; May 6, 1966, Leningrad – July 5, 2022, Israel) was a Russian and American investment financier, economic and political analyst, internet journalist and columnist.

Biography

Born on May 6, 1966 in Leningrad to Yevgeny Iosifovich Rabinovich, a violist with the Leningrad Radio Committee's Grand Symphony Orchestra and later the Kirov Theatre Orchestra, and a Russian language teacher. His grandfather died during the Siege of Leningrad in early 1942 at age 40.[1]

From 1983 to 1988, he studied at the Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute of Communications (Radio Engineering Faculty).

He left the USSR for Rome to obtain refugee status and permission to enter the United States.[2]

From March to November 1989, he lived and worked in Italy on agricultural farms in Passoscuro, Ladispoli, Cerveteri, Santa Marinella and vineyards in Cerveteri.[3]

On November 8, 1989, he arrived in New York City. Until 1994, he worked at the Young Men's Hebrew Association (YMHA) in New York, then sold electronics.

From 1994 to 1996, he studied at the New York University Stern School of Business, earning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.

In 1995, he obtained U.S. citizenship while retaining his Russian citizenship.

From 1996 to 2000, he worked at Hermitage Capital Management under William Browder, specializing in investments in the Russian securities market. He returned to Russia to work in the company's Moscow office, serving as senior trader and later co-manager of the Hermitage Fund.

From 2000 to 2001, he was an asset manager at Renaissance Capital.

Former MDM-Bank building which housed MCM Capital Advisors' office in 2002

From 2001 to 2003, he managed investment company MCM Capital Advisors, affiliated with MDM-Bank.

Since 2004, he served as CEO of the investment management company Diamond Age Capital Advisors Ltd..[4] In 2013, the company managed assets worth $230 million.[5] Its funds included:

  • Hedge fund "Diamond Age Russia Fund"
  • Investment fund "Diamond Age Atlas Fund"
  • Private equity fund "Diamond Age Resources Ltd"

On September 22, 2021, he was hit by a car in Rosh Pina, Israel,[6] suffering serious leg injuries, which he reported the next day on his social media accounts.[7] He underwent surgery at Ziv Medical Center in Safed. His last public message was posted on October 15, 2021 on t.me/s/slavarabinovich.

He died on July 5, 2022.[8]

Publicist, Economic and Political Analyst

Since 2007, he became widely known as an economic and political analyst, independent publicist and blogger.[9] Numerous Russian and English-language internet, radio and print media published his interviews and regular analytical commentaries, including: Bloomberg, Forbes, Radio Liberty, "Economic News", "Observer", "Gordon", "New Region", "Echo of Moscow", "Dozhd", "Slon" and others.

References

  1. ^ In early 1942 in Leningrad my grandfather Joseph Rabinovich died of starvation at age 40. // post Archived 2020-09-09 at the Wayback Machine by S. Rabinovich, September 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Zhuravel Segal A. Russia's economy could collapse in months, says financial forecaster: Jewish social media personality Slava Rabinovich's apocalyptic visions of a crumbling federation may be quickly realized // The Times of Israel. 2014. Dec. 27.
  3. ^ Rabinovich S. Autobiographical memories of Italy in 1989. January 5 and January 10 2018.
  4. ^ Slava Rabinovich - Biography of the #1 Financier in Modern Russia Archived 2017-07-27 at the Wayback Machine // Famous Traders at RU trade info. 2014.
  5. ^ Interview with jury member Slava Rabinovich Archived 2017-07-31 at the Wayback Machine on luxurylifestyleawards.com, 2013.
  6. ^ Gorelov S. "General anesthesia and ventilator": Slava Rabinovich hit by car in northern Israel // Facts. September 23, 2021. (American and Russian economic and political analyst Slava Rabinovich was in an accident)
  7. ^ https://www.facebook.com/slava.rabinovich.9 Archived 2018-09-25 at the Wayback Machine and https://t.me/s/slavarabinovich Archived 2022-02-23 at the Wayback Machine - September 2021.
  8. ^ "Financier and Publicist Slava Rabinovich Dies". Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  9. ^ Meledin P. Escaping Risk Archived 2017-07-28 at the Wayback Machine // Forbes. 2007.

Bibliography

  • Leonard N. Bankers Trust and Derivatives // Stern School of Business. N.Y.: New York University, 2002. P. 18.
  • Escaping risk // Forbes. 2007. N 8.
  • Rabinovich's 15 percent // RBC Daily. 2013. No. 133. July 26. P. 8.
  • Zhuravel Segal A. Russia's economy could collapse in months, says financial forecaster: Jewish social media personality Slava Rabinovich's apocalyptic visions of a crumbling federation may be quickly realized // The Times of Israel. December 27, 2014.