Year of birth: 1939. Ronald Freeman is a member of the Board of Directors, an Advisory Partner and stockholder of the Moscow-based Troika Dialog investment bank. He is also a non-executive member of the board of directors of Volga Gas and of Polish Telecom; and, a member of the Executive Committee of the Atlantic Council. He is a member of the International Advisory Committee of Columbia Law School, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Pilgrims Society (UK) and Chairman of the International Advisory Board, KozminskiUniversity (Warsaw). Between 1991 and 1997, Ronald was Head of the Banking Department of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). He was responsible for debt and equity financing in the private sector in 23 countries of the former Soviet Union, with a total annual funds commitment of Euro 2 billion. Prior to that, Ronald was vice-chairman of Citigroup European investment banking and a general partner of Salomon Brothers.
Ronald holds a BA degree from LehighUniversity, and an LLB from the Law School of Columbia University. He was admitted to the New York Bar.