Gref's happiest day was leaving state service
Until now, the greatest moment in my life was when the president let me go, and I feel immense gratitude for this. In his words, people often confuse self-realization with self-assertion and as a result live a 'foreign life'.
Consensus
- Gref considers the day he left state service as his happiest and most significant moment in life.
- He expressed deep gratitude to the president for releasing him from state service.
- The event took place during a conference at SberUniversity.
- Gref served in state positions from the 1990s, including roles in St. Petersburg's city administration and the Russian government.
- He left state service in 2007 and subsequently became head of Sberbank.
Points of divergence
- Gref worked with Vladimir Putin and Alexei Kudrin in the St. Petersburg city administration. — vedomosti
- Gref served as first deputy minister of state property of Russia from 1998 to 2000. — vedomosti
- Gref served as Minister of Economic Development and Trade in the government of Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, who is considered an 'agent of foreign influence' in Russia. — vedomosti
- Gref stated that state service brought him no pleasure. — vesti
- Gref said people often confuse self-realization with self-assertion and end up living a 'foreign life'. — vesti
- Gref previously stated at the Moscow Startup Summit that fear and laziness are drivers of progress. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Greif told about his happiest day — Ведомости
- Greif told about the greatest day in his life — Вести