Boris Jordan is the Founder, President and CEO of The Sputnik Group, a Private Equity and Advisory group with investments across Russia, CIS and Europe. He is also the President of Renaissance Insurance, a leading regional insurance, pensions and asset management business, one of Sputnik Group’s key investments. Prior to founding the Sputnik Group in 1998, Mr. Jordan was a co-founder and CEO of Renaissance Capital Group, which he built into Russia’s first international-standard investment bank. From 1992 to 1995, Mr. Jordan was co-head of the Russian operations of Credit Suisse First Boston. During his tenure, CS First Boston became a leading investment bank in Russia, pioneering privatization, corporate finance and securities trading. Mr. Jordan received his BA from New York University majoring in Russian-American Economic Relations. Member of the Council on Foreign Relations (US), Member of the Board of Trustees of New York University. Boris Jordan was named among 100 Global Leaders for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum.