[1][2] In 1988, Mr Lebedev began his career as an economist at the Leningrad regional administration of Promstroybank in the Soviet Union.
[1][2] In October 2003 at the investment bank Trust, Mr Lebedev served on the board of directors.
[1][2] From April 3, 2006 to June 2012, Mr Lebedev was the CEO of Bank Rossiya replacing Mikhail Klishin, who became the first deputy chairman of the board.
[1][7] On December 20, 2016, the US Treasury Department sanctioned Lebedev pursuant to EO 13661 for providing support to senior officials of the Russian Federation.
[8][9][10][11][12][13] In March 2022, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the British government imposed sanctions on Lebedev which included freezing his assets and a travel ban.