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Alexander Mirtchev
EducationLLM, George Washington University, Ph.D., St. Kliment Ohridski University
Occupation(s)Economist, Academic, Author

Alexander Mirtchev is an economist and the president and founder of Krull Corporation, a global strategic solutions provider based in Washington, D.C. and director of the sovereign wealth fund of Kazakhstan.[1][2]


Early life and education

Mirtchev was born in Bulgaria and earned an LLM degree in international and comparative law from George Washington University and a PhD from St. Kliment Ohridski University (also known as Sofia University). In addition, he studied economics and finance at the London School of Economics and Political Science at Boston University as well as Harvard Business School.[3]

Academic Career

Mirtchev is an academic and has served as a fellow and member of numerous universities and educational institutions, including his role as American Founding Council Member of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States. In addition, he has served as a Senior Fellow of the Russian and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, as Doctor Emeritus of the University of Foreign Trade and Finance, Ukraine, and as a member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.[4]

Professional Career

Mirtchev serves as Executive Chairman of the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies International (RUSI).[5] He is also the president of Krull Corp. He is a Board Director and Member of the Executive Committee of the Atlantic Council of the United States,[6] and Wilson National Cabinet Member at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.[7]

Media and Publications

Mirtchev has appeared in Reuters, Bloomberg,[8]European Energy News, Focus Washington,[9] and Emerging Markets News, among other publications. He is the author of a number of articles, and has served as editor and publisher of a range of academic and professional journals. Mirtchev wrote the introduction to the Russian-language edition of Lee Kuan Yew's memoirs, From Third World to First, The Singapore Story, 1965-2000, while the forward to the book was written by Hon. Henry Kissinger.[10] Mirtchev is presently a Forbes contributor and often writes about the promising future of alternative energy technologies.[11]

Controversy

According to the Wall Street Journal, Mirtchev and Thomas Ondeck, whom the Journal identified as principals in the Washington consulting firm GlobalOptions Management, were among the advisors "being investigated by the Justice Department and Manhattan D.A. for possible money laundering."[12]

The Journal indicated that Mirtchev and Ondeck were being investigated for a $9.75 million wire transfer sent "to Messrs. Mirchev and Ondeck's firm. The lawyer for the firm confirmed that it had provided $9.75 million of client services and said that, 'consistent with past practices, such services were for lawful purposes.' Mr. Mirtchev said he was contractually barred from discussing the transaction but said that he and his partners 'rigorously abide by all of the laws and regulations of the countries in which we operate.'"[12]

Kazakhstan

Rakhat Aliyev, former son-in-law of the Kazakh president Nursultan Nazerbayev, had identified Mirtchev as the "point man for President Nazerbayev, not only in seeking to resolve his legal problems but in helping to manage some of the fortune he has accumulated in 19 years in power."[13] Krull Corp. sent an email to the Nazerbayevs that included information about the U.S. travels of a rival political to Nazerbayev, as well as a report "analyzing the cell phone records of a Washington lobbyist for the Kazakh political opposition," which, according to Aliyev, had been provided to Nazerbayev by Mirthcev.[13][14]

Nazerbayev hired GlobalOptions Management (GOM), a consulting firm for which Mirtchev is a co-owner, "with the goal of polishing the president's tarnished image" after it came to light that Switzerland had "frozen roughly $80 million in illegal kickbacks from the U.S. oil industry." In reports sent to Nazerbayev, "Mirtchev bragged about his direct contacts at the White House, the Justice Department and the FBI."[14]

References

  1. ^ "Krull Corporation".
  2. ^ "Sovereign funds join forces for strategic investment".
  3. ^ "Krull Corporation - Dr. Alexander Mirtchev".
  4. ^ "Wilson Center".
  5. ^ "RUSI Council".
  6. ^ "Atlantic Council of the United States".
  7. ^ "Wilson Center".
  8. ^ "Bloomberg Interview with Alexander Mirtchev".
  9. ^ "Focus Washington: Alexander Mirtchev".
  10. ^ "From Third World to First: The Singapore Story".
  11. ^ "Alternative Energy and Global Security in the Aftermath of Rio+20".
  12. ^ a b http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122359420472121077.html
  13. ^ a b http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121667622143971475.html
  14. ^ a b Walter Mayr (19 May 2009). "The Long Arm of Kazakhstan's President". Spiegel. Retrieved 23 November 2012.

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