American businessman and philanthropist Stan Polovets is known for his work in the international energy sector and for his innovative philanthropic initiatives. A Stanford-educated international business leader, Polovets has decades of experience serving as CEO and Board Chairman of public and private companies on several continents. He is the founder and chairman of The Genesis Prize Foundation, one of the leading private philanthropies in the world.
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Changemaker
Articles by Stan Polovets
We must reject Trump’s efforts to divide the Jews
The Jerusalem Post | 9/22/24
An open letter to Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
The Jerusalem Post | 8/19/24
Why Henry Kissinger Never Got the ‘Jewish Nobel Prize’
The Jerusalem Post | 12/7/23
Today’s Washington Rally Will Be Impressive – But What About Tomorrow?
The Jerusalem Post | 11/14/23
From the ‘Jewish Nobel’ to the Prize of the Jewish People
The Jerusalem Post | 7/6/21
About Stan Polovets
Genesis Prize Co-Founder Stan Polovets Steps Down as Chairman of Anchiano Therapeutics After Company Posts 630% Return in 12 Months
PRNewswire | 3/22/21
Anchiano Appoints Stan Polovets as Chairman of the Board
Anchiano Therapeutics | 5/26/20
CLAL Industries Appoints Stan Polovets as Lead Non-Executive Director
PRNewswire | 12/17/14
Stan Polovets Joins the Board of Overseers at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution
Hoover Institution of Stanford University | 11/11/14
Edelman Names Stan Polovets as New Regional Chairman in Russia
Provoke Media | 7/9/14
Fridman’s Alfa Group Set Up Energy Fund, To Invest $20 BLN
Reuters | 6/17/13
Rosneft Completes Acquisition of TNK-BP
The New York Times | 3/21/13
AAR Ready to Sell Stake to BP for Cash and Stock
Russia Today | 7/16/12
TNK-BP to Acquire BP’s Algerian Energy Assets
The Moscow Times | 10/6/10
In Russia, BP Sees a Second Act
The New York Times | 9/28/10
AAR Welcomes Dudley’s Rise to BP Top
RT Business Today | 7/29/10
TNK-BP Deal Points to New Opportunities and Growth
RT Business Today | 9/6/08
AAR’s Polovets Hails TNK-BP Agreement
RT Business Today | 9/5/08
AAR Chairman Polovets Elected to TNK-BP Board
Reuters | 7/11/08
About the Genesis Prize
Genesis Prize marks tenth anniversary by honoring Barbra Streisand
The Jerusalem Post | 6/9/24
Genesis Prize Awarded to NGOs Supporting Hostages and Their Families
The Jerusalem Post | 2/28/24
Barbra Streisand to Get the ‘Jewish Nobel’
The Times of Israel | 5/2/23
WATCH: Prestigious 2023 prize goes to Jewish activists and NGOs in Ukraine
World Israel News | 1/15/23
This Year’s ‘Jewish Nobel’ is a Group Prize, Going to Jewish Activists Supporting Ukraine
Jewish Telegraphic Agency | 1/11/23
Pfizer CEO Awarded the Genesis Prize
Jewish Journal | 2/17/22
Genesis Prize Foundation Honours Rabbi Sacks
The Rabbi Sacks Legacy Trust | 11/22/21
Spielberg Wins Genesis Prize for Films, Philanthropy
Associated Press | 2/10/21
Natan Sharansky Donates $1 million Genesis Prize to Alleviate Coronavirus Suffering
The Genesis Prize Foundation | 5/4/20
Prime Minister’s Office Exits Genesis Prize Partnership
The Jerusalem Post | 1/27/20
Natan Sharansky Receives Israel’s Prestigious Genesis Prize
Associated Press | 12/9/19
Robert Kraft Establishes the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism
The Genesis Prize Foundation | 6/20/19
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Receives Genesis Prize Lifetime Award in Israel
The Times of Israel | 7/5/18
Sir Anish Kapoor Wins 2017 Genesis Prize
The Jerusalem Post | 2/6/17
Renowned Violinist Itzhak Perlman Wins 2016 Genesis Prize
The Guardian | 12/14/15
‘We Are All, in a Sense, Jews by Choice’
The Jerusalem Post | 6/17/15
Winners of Genesis Generation Challenge Announced
Ynet News | 5/1/15
Ten Questions to The Genesis Prize Chairman of the Board
Ynet News | 12.16.13
Genesis Prize Created to Give Young People Jewish Role Models, Says Founder
The Jerusalem Post | 11/12/13
Russians Join Israel to Start Jewish Prize of $1 Million
The New York Times | 6/26/12
Other
NYU Hires Israel-Hating Professor to Lead New ‘Indigenous Studies’ Center
New York Post | 11/4/23
Genesis Prize Foundation Grants $1 Million Towards Beresheet-2
Israel National News | 5/13/19
Genesis Philanthropy Group Makes $10.8 Million Grant to Brandeis
Brandeis University | 3/25/09