Synopsis
Michael Calvey is a pioneering US-born financier, who made his fortune in post-Communist Russia. This is the story of how his life was turned upside down in 2019, when he was unjustly incarcerated in the country’ s most notorious prison, awaiting trial for fraud.
Author Bio
Michael Calvey was a Founder and Co-Senior Partner of Baring Vostok, a private equity firm recognized for its early investments in numerous highly successful companies. Living in Moscow for almost three decades, he learned the language, married a Russian woman and forged an unmatched network of contacts. Today, he is Chairman of Baring Ventures, which sold all its Russian assets after Vladimir Putin’ s invasion of Ukraine and now focuses on other international markets. He is a US citizen living in Switzerland and the UK.
