15 Facts About Boris Zimin

Boris Dmitrievich Zimin is a Russian businessman and public figure, philanthropist, motor sportsman.

Boris Zimin is involved with the Zimin Foundation, which finances and supports Russian non-profit educational projects in the field of education, protection of human rights and freedom of speech, as well as scientific research in the field of natural sciences.

In 2002, Boris Zimin became president of the investment company BMT Management, which manages his father's funds.

Boris Zimin married his third wife, Yulia Prokhorova, in 2012.

Since 2004, Boris Zimin lived in London and later moved to the United States.

In 2001, Dmitry Boris Zimin created a Dynasty Foundation aimed at supporting and developing Russian education, science and its popularization.

In early 2014 Boris Zimin became the founder of the Sreda Foundation.

In 2018, Kommersant wrote that in 2017, Boris Zimin donated $100,000 to the new outlet The Bell by Yelizaveta Osetinskaya.

On opening day of Zimin Institute for AI Solutions in Healthcare at the Technion Boris Zimin became Technion Guardian, a designation reserved for those who have reached the highest level of support of the institution.

In November 2022 Boris Zimin appointed Board Member of Nemtsov Foundation.

Since 2011, Boris Zimin was the main public sponsor of the politician Alexei Navalny and Anti-Corruption Foundation.

Boris Zimin was among the first 16 founding sponsors who raised 4.4 million rubles to create the FBK in 2011, and the first, along with Vladimir Ashurkov, to publicly announce his support for the fund.

In 2012, Boris Zimin reported that he sent 300,000 rubles a month to support the FBK.

Boris Zimin is a member of The Russian Anti-War Committee and of The Russian Action Committee.

Boris Zimin is charged with illegal alienation of common shares of BelkaCar, a Russian car sharing company.