Vladimir Litvinenko
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Editorial estimate, not verified fact โ DisclaimerRector of Saint Petersburg Mining University and PhosAgro Shareholder
Data Confidence: 72% ยท Sources: 1 ยท Last Updated: Sep 19, 2026
- Net Worth โฒ
- 75,7ย ะผะปัะดย โฝ
- Reach โฒ
- 140.0M people
- Power โฒ
- Commands corporate equity as an owner of nearly 15% of phosphate mining company PhosAgro and long-standing administrative control as rector of Saint Petersburg Mining University.
- Influence โฒ
- Exerts market and academic influence through major asset transactions, such as acquiring a 4.9% stake in PhosAgro for $269 million in 2014, and shaping Russian higher education governance.
- Network โฒ
- Maintains high-level political and industrial connections, having managed presidential campaigns for Vladimir Putin and engaged in business transactions with PhosAgro controller Andrey Guryev.
- Legacy โฒ
- Credited with leading Saint Petersburg Mining University since the 1990s and acquiring a multi-hundred-million-dollar stake in PhosAgro initially derived from consulting services.
- Trajectory โฒ
- Rising โ โ first assessment on record.
About
Vladimir Stefanovich Litvinenko is a Russian academic, businessman, and rector of Saint Petersburg Mining University, a position he has held since the 1990s. He oversaw Vladimir Putin's dissertation work in 1996 and served as Putin's presidential campaign manager in 2000 and 2004. Litvinenko holds nearly 15% of PhosAgro, an Arctic phosphate mining company floated on the London Stock Exchange, making him one of Russia's wealthiest academic figures.
Known For
Serving as rector of Saint Petersburg Mining University, managing Vladimir Putin's political campaigns, and holding a major equity stake in PhosAgro.
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Andrey GuryevNot yet ranked โ tap to revealBusiness partner and seller of PhosAgro shares toFU
Freiberg University of Mining and TechnologyNot yet ranked โ tap to revealHonorary doctorate recipient fromSimilar Profiles
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Council on Foreign RelationsTop National LevelNonpartisan foreign policy think tank and publisher of Foreign AffairsSources
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