Before being asked by the Russian government to run the fund, he was president of Icon Private Equity, a leading private equity fund with over $1 billion under management. Prior to establishing Icon, he was co-managing partner and CEO of Delta Private Equity Partners, a leading private equity fund in Russia with over $500 million under management.Mr Dmitriev has completed a number of landmark investments and exits, including the sale of Delta Bank to General Electric, Delta Credit Bank to Societe Generale, CTC Media to Fidelity Investments, TV3 to Prof-Media, National Cable Network to National Media Group.