Dr. Grigory Viktorovitsj Berezkin, Ph.D., is a Russian businessman, the self-made billionaire Owner and Chairman of the Board of Directors of ESN Group, a major industrial holding company. Born in Moscow in 1966, his background is scientific: he graduated from the Chemistry Faculty of the Moscow State University (MSU) in 1988 and holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry.

Berezkin's entrepreneurial journey began in 1991 while he was a research fellow at MSU: he and comrades organized a cooperative to make IT systems for oil refineries in the Urals and Siberia. This led him to the oil trade, where he met Roman Abramovich, eventually becoming Deputy General Director of Komineft (later part of the KomiTEK holding). His career is defined by the strategic consolidation of energy and media assets.

Dr. Grigory Berezkin founded ESN Group (Energy Systems and Networks) in 1991. His strategic vision centered on energy trading, oil loading terminals, and media. His major assets include the RBC Holding (a leading Russian media holding) and a franchise of the METRO newspaper. He successfully managed a joint venture with the Italian energy holding ENEL (the RES energy trading company).

Berezkin has been a figure of immense political and corporate influence, serving on the boards of major Russian companies (e.g., RAO UES of Russia, Russian Railways). However, he was sanctioned by the U.K. in April 2022 due to his close alignment with the Russian government. Importantly, the EU removed Berezkin from its sanctions list in September 2023 after the legal grounds for the sanctions were annulled in the European court of justice. He remains Chairman of the Board of ESN, guiding his multi-billion dollar empire, and is an active patron of MSU's Chemistry Faculty.

Grigory Berezkin's social impact is structural, stemming from ESN Group's role in providing essential energy and transport services to Russia and its control over a major media holding (RBC). He is a member of the Bureau of the Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

His personal philanthropy supports scientific research and education at MSU's Chemistry Faculty, funding international educational projects in molecular biology and bioorganic chemistry.

Dr. Grigory Berezkin maintains the professional, composed style of a Russian industrial executive. His attire is consistently formal and high-quality, favoring tailored suits. His aesthetic reflects stability and intellectual authority, blending his science background with his command over large-scale industrial and media assets.

Residing in Moscow, his luxury is the immense security and financial reward derived from his multi-billion dollar fortune. His life is dedicated to industrial consolidation, media influence, and navigating the complex geopolitical challenges of international sanctions.