“Russian stories never have happy endings.”
Bill Browder is the CEO and co-founder of Hermitage Capital Management, firebrand financier and anti-Putin activist. Following the death of his lawyer in Russian prison and his forced deportation to the UK, Browder successfully lobbied for the passing of the Magnitsky Act, which revolutionised sanctions worldwide.
Despite having many of his assets seized, Browder has tirelessly pressured Western governments into taking Putin's threat seriously. Bestselling author, outspoken Russian critic and recipient of eight Interpol arrest warrants for extradition to Moscow, Browder is a key thorn in Putin's side.
"[Bill] is such a thorn in Mr. Putin’s side that the Russian president singled him out by name during his first official summit with President Donald J. Trump." — New York Times