Kovalchuk Yuri Valentinovich was born on July 25, 1951 in the city of Leningrad, Russia. He is a major Russian businessman, as well as the chairman of the board of directors of the national bank. In addition, the famous figure is friends with the President of Russia. In the Soviet years, Yuri was actively engaged in scientific activities. More information about this person will be presented below.
Biography Kovalchuk Yuri Valentinovich
By Soviet standards, the family in which the future financier was born was considered intelligent. Yuri's father was a professor of historical sciences. A man worked at a naval school. Valentin Mikhailovich had access to classified documents. Thanks to this, he shared with his students and the world community about the real number of victims of the Leninist blockade. After that, Yuri’s father enlisted the support and respect of many influential people.
Kovalchuk's mother, Yuri, whose name was Miriam Abramovna, was also a teacher in higher educational institutions. She, like her husband, told students historical events. The woman was a very kind and decent man. Often, Miriam protected her students from the repressions common in those years.
In early childhood, Yuri’s parents helped him gain love for science, and also raised independence, hard work, ingenuity and resourcefulness in him and his brother. Thanks to such education, Yuri was able to choose future professional activities in the future.
Career
When Yuri was twenty-three years old, he graduated from a higher educational institution. A diploma of the profession was issued to him at Lenin State University. The direction of the future businessman was closely related to physics. This science attracted a young man with its accuracy and accuracy. The next eleven years, a famous figure devoted himself to work with science at the Physicotechnical Institute. In addition, Yuri Kovalchuk graduated from graduate school and defended his doctoral dissertation.
Later, the man served as assistant director at the Physicotechnical Institute for about four years. A famous figure was very fond of his work. For all the time of scientific activity, Yuri was able to write a huge number of reports and create some inventions. At the same time, a man, along with his partner Andrei Fursenko, at one of the meetings suggested creating a commercial enterprise inside the Physicotechnical Institute.
This innovation was supposed to help introduce scientific inventions into the economy. However, this idea did not appeal to the higher management and was heavily criticized. Yuri and Andrei had to resign from their posts.
Entrepreneurship
After some time, Yuri Kovalchuk managed to find himself in another field. This time, the businessman ponders the steps of entrepreneurship and organizes the Center for Advanced Development and Technology. Here he begins to collaborate with V. Yakunin, as well as to conduct economic and financial turnovers. The mayor of St. Petersburg, Anatoly Sobchak, ordered the pairing with Yakunin. In addition, by order of the head, Yuri restores the Obkomov bank Rossiya, organizes the Stream company, and becomes the head of the St. Petersburg joint venture association.
Around this time, an influential businessman met with the future president of Russia V.V. Putin. This fateful acquaintance gave positive results in his career. In 1996, he, together with Putin and the Fursenko brothers, created the dacha cooperative Lake. Victor Zubkov helped them buy real estate.
Twelve months later, Yury Kovalchuk became a consultant to the credit department at Rossiya Bank, and even later began to occupy a high position on the board of directors.
Personal life
An influential entrepreneur has a very friendly family. His wife's name is Tatyana Kovalchuk, she graduated from a university with a degree in philology. In addition, she is a co-owner of her husband’s business and also owns a huge fortune. In 1977, a couple was born a son. Yuri Kovalchuk made him his companion. Before starting to work with his father, Boris received a law degree. The son of Yuri has a daughter who always pleases his influential grandfather.
