Nikolay Storonsky

Nikolay Storonsky (born 21 July 1984) is a British businessman of Russian origin, the founder of Revolut.[1]

Nikolay Storonsky
Born (1984-07-21) 21 July 1984
Dolgoprudny, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
NationalityBritish, Russian

Nikolay Storonsky was born in the family of a senior Gazprom manager. He studied for a physics masters degree at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and has a masters in economics at the New Economic School in Moscow. Later he worked as a trader at Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse. He left the banking industry to found digital-only banking app Revolut.[2][3][4] In 2021, Revolut became the biggest fintech firm in the United Kingdom.[5]

At the age of 20, Nikolay Storonsky emigrated to the United Kingdom and acquired British citizenship. In 2022, he condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6]

Nikolay Storonsky made the 2022 Forbes Billionaires List with an estimated wealth of $7.1 billion and occupied the 336th position.[1]

References
  1. "Nik Storonsky". Forbes. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. "Revolut co-founder Nik Storonsky set to join the multibillionaire club". The Guardian. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. "Lehman Brothers trader to fintech billionaire: Revolut's Nikolay Storonsky". Reuters. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. "'Money spoils children': Revolut's $7bn CEO Nik Storonsky on inheritance, growth plans, and IPO". Evening Standard. October 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. "Revolut becomes UK's biggest fintech firm with £24bn valuation". The Guardian. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  6. "War is never the answer: Revolut's Russia-born co-founder Nik Storonsky condemns the invasion". Silicon canals. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.


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