Viatcheslav Kantor
Russian businessman
Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (Russian: Вячеслав Моше Кантор, born 8 September 1953) is a Russian, British and Israeli businessman described as an oligarch, who serves as President of the European Jewish Congress (EJC), President of the World Holocaust Forum Foundation (WHF) and Chairman of the European Jewish Fund (EJF).
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he has been placed on various sanctions lists as a result of which he had temporarily stopped leading the EJC. In 2025, he was removed from the EU and Swiss sanctions list and was elected President of the European Jewish Congress for a fifth term.
Early life and education
Kantor was born in 1953 and spent his early years in Moscow. He obtained a degree from the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) in 1976 and did research for MAI and NPO Spektr. In 1981, he completed his PhD in Spacecraft Automatic Control Systems. He worked as a scientist and headed one of MAI's research laboratories.
Career
In 1989–1993, Kantor was Director General of Intelmas, a telecoms company. In 1996–2000 he was an economic adviser to the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly.
Kantor gained his wealth through leading the Acron Group, one of the largest mineral fertilizer producers and distributors in the world. As of 2022, he was the company's largest shareholder.
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