Berezin Andrey: Biography

Berezin Andrey Valeryevich is a well-known businessman and financier in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. He began his business endeavors in the late 1980s when private enterprise was once again allowed in the country. His primary project has been Euroinvest Development, which builds residential complexes and associated social infrastructure. For several years now, the Andrey Berezin biography has been connected with high technologies and philanthropy.

Berezin Andrey: Early Years and Education

In the fall of 1967, Andrey Berezin was born in Leningrad to a family of engineers. His parents first met when they were students at the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute (now known as the Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University). Their son attended a specialized mathematics school, was actively involved in various sports, and loved to read. Berezin Andrey recalls that he was greatly influenced by adventure and science fiction classics, and he planned to become a scientist.

In the mid-1980s, Andrey Berezin, biography of whom has been intertwined with the exact sciences since his school days, enrolled in the Leningrad Mechanical Institute (LMI, now called Baltic State Technical University). There, he received an education as an engineer for automated aircraft control systems.

In 1990, Berezin Andrey defended his thesis and then became a graduate student. During his studies, he co-authored several scientific publications. According to the businessman, an in-depth knowledge of mathematics formed his systemic thinking, which later aided him in managing his own business. He also actively participated in the social life of the university.

Berezin Andrey: Biography of a Businessman

The future investor began his work life during his university years. He didn't shy away from low-status jobs and worked part-time as a janitor at a factory in Leningrad. But he quickly added entrepreneurial activities to his programming studies.

Andrey Berezin, biography of whom was intertwined with the emerging domestic IT industry, together with other students, established a scientific-production team that developed software for various organizations. In particular, the budding entrepreneur and his colleagues developed software for access control systems.

In the late 1980s, Andrey Berezin and his friends were earning good money. For their first major project, they were paid 35,000 rubles — a significant amount for that time. By his final year at LMI, Andrey Berezin was earning more than his teachers. The businessman spent his first serious earnings on a car — a used VAZ-2105, as the entrepreneur recalls.

Berezin Andrey Valeryevich: New Projects

In the early 1990s, Andrey Berezin began importing scarce foreign goods, like many businessmen of that era. In particular, the entrepreneur bought men's and women's clothing from the catalog of the British trading house Littlewoods. He took a loan of $6 million to purchase the necessary items.

In 1993, Berezin Andrey Valeryevich put the resulting profit ($2 million) towards diversifying his business interests, and together with a group of partners, he founded the fishing company OLMA. Its fleet rapidly expanded in the early days due to the purchase of new ships. It later transformed into the North-West Fishing Consortium, which exists to this day and is an important player in its market.

In 1995, Berezin Andrey left this business, ceding his share to the co-owners. The entrepreneur maintained good relations with his former business colleagues and subsequently provided financial and other support to the consortium on several occasions.

Berezin Andrey: Euroinvest

By the mid-1990s, Andrey Berezin, biography of whom already included several large projects, decided to establish his own investment business.

This new project for Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest, was founded together with Yuri Vasiliev. The investment company initially specialized in investing in securities such as stocks. Later, its field of activity expanded significantly, starting operations with land plots.

In 2017, with real estate now a priority for the holding company created by Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest Development was established, with operations in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. The company is involved in comprehensive land development, laying engineering communications, constructing residential buildings, and commercial real estate.

In 2022 alone, the construction asset of the investment holding, founded by Andrey Berezin, commissioned about 200,000 square meters of housing. Another approximately half a million squares meters are under construction. Such figures position Euroinvest Development among the leading developers of the region.

The company operates in Murino, which is currently the largest city in the Leningrad Region, with a population exceeding 104,000. Euroinvest Development also has projects in Kudrovo — another rapidly growing settlement in the region (in 2010 it had a population of 137, but today it is just under 65,000). The developer has repeatedly solved problems for shareholders who were scammed, finishing residential complexes that other market participants failed to construct.

Euroinvest Development actively develops social infrastructure. In particular, there are plans to build three kindergartens and a school for 825 students in the iD Kudrovo residential complex. Moreover, the business structure is currently exploring the promising market segment of constructing rental houses. The construction company, like other assets under the management of Berezin, never uses borrowed funds for its work.

In 2010, under Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest expanded beyond real estate construction into agriculture, with a holding established at the site of a former state farm. The Krasnoye Zamya enterprise operates in the Pskov Region, specializing in the production of milk and animal feed, the latter of which is supplied to the Leningrad Zoo, among other places.

Berezin Andrey Valeryevich notes that the agricultural company he initiated owns more than 1,000 hectares of cultivated land and a herd of large cattle of 500 heads. Adhering to sustainable development principles, Krasnoye Zamya actively reclaims lands that had been previously neglected. The agricultural cluster is growing rapidly and purchasing new agricultural machinery and equipment.

In 2017, Andrey Berezin, biography of whom has been associated with science and high technology since his student years, founded the EuroVenture fund. The business currently has a budget of about 1 billion rubles, which it invests in various innovations and creative industries. Funding can be provided both to projects under development and to enterprises that are already operating. The fund can invest as much as hundreds of millions of rubles in promising startups.

In 2022, EuroVenture helped scientists from the Northern Capital create a unique device for combating cancer. Onco-Robot identifies points in the patient's body for the use of X-rays and determines the necessary dose and duration of radiation, which makes the therapy more effective and significantly reduces the risk of medical error.

Berezin Andrey Valeryevich emphasizes that there are no analogues of this device in the country. A similar device is manufactured in the USA but is considerably more expensive. At present, Onco-Robot is undergoing preclinical trials.

In 2022, the Business Petersburg publication recognized the device as the project of the year in the field of healthcare. The fund also invests in other medical startups.

EuroVenture's activities span beyond healthcare. The fund is also interested in the production of components for various high-tech economic sectors.

Founded by Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest also operates the management company Murino, which services water and sewage systems, and other utilities. The management company has more than 10 years of experience in this field.

Berezin Andrey has received several prestigious awards and honors for his work.

Andrey Berezin: Charitable and Social Activities

The Andrey Berezin biography also includes humanitarian work. The businessman and the holding he founded sponsor the charity foundation Place Under the Sun, which deals with the social adaptation of orphans with disabilities, preparing children and teenagers for independent life after reaching adulthood. The foundation also assists in the professional realization of people with health limitations, helping them find jobs, in particular.

Andrey Berezin-Euroinvest Development also supported schoolchildren who had to switch to remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic, providing them with computers for their studies at home. The company also provided support to healthcare workers.

The entrepreneur is a member and patron of the World Club of Petersburgers, which works to preserve and develop the culture of the Northern Capital. It also has hosted the Prometheus Star contest for talented teenagers since 1996, where boys and girls who have excelled in local and international competitions and Olympiads can compete for prizes. Awards are given in five categories: science, engineering, leadership, journalism, and sports. Andrey Berezin-Euroinvest Development assist in organizing this event.

Another social project is the construction of a school for gifted children in Vsevolozhsk in the Leningrad Region, which is being implemented as a public-private partnership. The holding financed the building project and will also be responsible for selecting teachers for the educational institution.

Berezin Andrey is a member of the Leningrad Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry, heading a committee responsible for sustainable development, corporate volunteering, and corporate social responsibility.

Berezin Andrey: Family and Hobbies

Andrey Berezin is the father of three children. His eldest daughter is a graduate of the State Institute of International Relations and entrepreneur, and his younger daughter is currently studying at the Higher School of Economics. His son is a student at a physics and mathematics lyceum.

Among the businessman's hobbies are tennis, skiing, and aviation sports.