Tatyana Bakalchuk
Tatyana Bakalchuk | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 October 1975 |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Spouse |
Vladislav Bakalchuk (m. 2004) |
| Children | 4 |
Tatyana Vladimirovna Bakalchuk (Russian: Татьяна Владимировна Бакальчук; born on 16 October 1975) is a Russian entrepreneur of Korean ethnicity.
Early life
Having graduated from Kolomna University, she began working as English teacher.
Career
In 2004, while on maternity leave, she founded Wildberries from her Moscow flat, using her savings of $700.[2] In 2019, the company's value was estimated at $1 billion, which made Bakalchuk the second woman in Russia to become a billionaire.[3][4] In 2020, Forbes magazine reported that she was worth $1.4bn, making her Russia's richest woman.[5]
Personal life
She is married to Vladislav, an IT technician, they have four children, and live in Moscow.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Forbes profile: Tatyana Bakalchuk". Forbes. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ Parfitt, Tom (21 February 2020). "Former teacher Tatyana Bakalchuk is Russia's richest woman". The Times. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Au-Yeung, Angel. "Former English Teacher And Founder Of Online Retailer Becomes Russia's Second-Ever Female Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Kozenko, Andrey; Kevin Rothrock (translator) (21 February 2019). "Introverted, daring, and very rich Meet Tatyana Bakalchuk, half of Russia's woman-billionaire population". Meduza. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
{{cite web}}:|author2=has generic name (help) - ^ "Tatyana Bakalchuk". Forbes. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
External links
- Tatyana Bakalchuk (Bloomberg profile)
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