Boris Zimin

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Dmitrievich and the family name is Zimin.
Boris Zimin
Борис Зимин
Zimin at The Russia Forum in 2012
Born
Boris Zimin

(1968-11-24) 24 November 1968 (age 56)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipRussian
Alma materHigher School of Economics
Occupations
  • businessman
  • philanthropist
  • public figure

Boris Dmitrievich Zimin (Russian: Борис Дмитриевич Зимин; born November 24, 1968) is a Russian businessman and public figure, philanthropist, motor sportsman. The son of Dmitry Zimin, (1933-2021), the founder of VimpelCom company (brand name Beeline). 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 (mathematics, biology and medicine).[1]

  1. ^ About Zimin Foundation