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Nikolay Storonsky (born 21 July 1984) is a Russian-born British businessman. He is best known as the co-founder and CEO of Revolut, the most valuable fintech company in the UK.
Early life
Storonsky was born in Dolgoprudny on 21 July 1984, into the family of a senior Gazprom manager. His father, Nikolay Mironovich Storonsky, has been Deputy General Director of Science for the natural gas research institute Gazprom Promgaz since 2017 and First Deputy General Director for Science Gazprom Promgaz OAO. Storonsky studied for a master's degree in physics at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, during which time he became a state champion in swimming. He completed a separate master's in economics at New Economic School in Moscow.
Career
Storonsky worked as a trader at Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse. He left the banking industry to co-found the digital banking app Revolut in 2015. In 2021, Revolut became the most valuable fintech firm in the UK.
Storonsky made the 2022 Forbes Billionaires List with an estimated wealth of $7.1 billion and occupied the 336th position. Welp Magazine also named him in the following lists: '101 UK Founder & CEO’s To Follow in 2022' and '101 UK CEO’s To Follow in 2022'.
Personal life
Storonsky moved to England in 2004 and later acquired British citizenship; in 2022, he condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and became the fourth Russian billionaire to renounce his Russian citizenship in protest of the invasion.
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