Alexander Knaster was born on 19 February 1959 and is an American billionaire businessman who is the founder of Pamplona Capital Management.
16 Facts About Alexander Knaster
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Alexander Knaster is documented to giving large donations to the Conservative Party in The United Kingdom.
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Alexander Knaster's mother, Tatyana Knaster, is a civil engineer who taught at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology.
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Alexander Knaster was a graduate of Physics and Mathematics School No 444 before moving outside the territory of the USSR.
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Alexander Knaster immigrated to the United States at the age of 16 with his family.
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Alexander Knaster earned a PhD in Economics from the Russian Academy of Science.
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Alexander Knaster was very successful and due to his background in investment banking, Knaster established Pamplona Capital Management in 2004, in which the Alfa Group would invest some of its profit.
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Alexander Knaster chose the name Pamplona after the Pamplona San Fermin Festival which he attended after graduating from Harvard Business School.
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Alexander Knaster serves as Executive Fellow, London Business School, member of faculty at Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship.
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Alexander Knaster is an active philanthropist, who has made significant contributions to different academic institutions, including Carnegie Mellon University and Harvard Business School, where he serves as a regional Campaign Leadership volunteer.
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In 2011, in partnership with fellow alumnus Bruce McWilliams, Alexander Knaster helped to establish the Alexander Knaster-McWilliams scholarships, which allow for increased access to faculty and early research opportunities in addition to tuition assistance.
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Alexander Knaster is a member of the Board of Trustees of NYU.
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Alexander Knaster later served as chairman of the board for the Genesis Philanthropy Group.
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In 2014 Alexander Knaster established The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research [1].
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Alexander Knaster has transferred the bulk of his assets to it and plans to develop it to become a leading global donor to early stage cancer research.
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Alexander Knaster is married to Irina Alexander Knaster; they have four children.