Prof. Pat Schena in The Intercept – “Trump Envoy Erik Prince Met with CEO of Russian Direct Investment Fund in Seychelles”
Trump Envoy Erik Prince Met with CEO of Russian Direct Investment Fund in Seychelles
by Erin Banco
“Why would you separate the management company?” asked Patrick Schena, an expert on sovereign wealth funds who teaches at the Fletcher School at Tufts University. “One of the reasons is to give the appearance of a degree of separation to show independence in decision-making.” In other words, he said, RDIF wanted to move away from a highly controversial sanctioned entity to appease potential business partners.