Alex Knaster
Alex Knaster is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Pamplona Capital Management. Prior to this, he has served as Chief Executive Officer of Alfa-Bank in Russia. Under his leadership, Alfa-Bank has grown over ten-fold into Russia’s largest privately-owned bank. With over 25 years of experience in the investment banking industry, Knaster has held senior positions at major financial firms, including Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, and Bankers Trust Company in Houston, New York, London, and Moscow. A renowned philanthropist, Knaster actively supports educational and healthcare-focused charities.
Alex Knaster Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Academic History
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Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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BS in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
- Knaster was born in Moscow.
- He emigrated to the United States in 1976 and became a U.S. citizen.
- He got UK citizenship in 2009.
- Prior to beginning his career in investment banking, he spent three years as an engineer working on offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.
- He returned to Russia in the mid-1990s and headed Credit Suisse First Boston's Moscow operation.
- He created the Alexander M. Knaster Scholarship Fund in order to aid full-time undergraduate students in the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.
- He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
- Executive Fellow at the London Business School
- Co-Founder and Board Member of Genesis Philanthropy Group
- Member of the Board of Dean’s Advisors at Harvard Business School
- Member of the Faculty at Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the London Business School
- Member of International Society of Financial Analysts and National Association of Petroleum Industry Analysts