Evgeny Lebedev, Baron Lebedev, is a Russian-British businessman and media proprietor born on May 8, 1980, in Moscow. He owns Lebedev Holdings Ltd, which controls the Evening Standard and London Live, and has investments in The Independent. He was granted a life peerage in November 2020 by Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his contributions to philanthropy and media. Lebedev has dual nationality, having become a British citizen in 2010. He has been involved in various charitable activities, including the Evening Standard's Dispossessed Fund and campaigns addressing homelessness and AIDS.