Alexander LebedevAlexander Lebedev is a Russian banker, philanthropist and public figure. A Lieutenant Colonel in the KGB's Foreign Intelligence Service, he was founder and beneficial owner of National Reserve Corporation, including National Reserve Bank. He is propretor of the UK newspapers The Independent and The London Evening Standard, and is shareholder and investor of investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta in Russia. He also has a Ph.D in Economics. Read More Read Less