Pavel Khodorkovsky (born June 14, 1985) is a Russian businessman and political activist who has lived in the United States since 2003.
He is the son of Russian businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was once the richest person in Russia.
In 2010, the younger Khodorkovsky co-founded Enertiv, an energy monitoring firm for commercial facilities.
The younger Khodorkovsky, who like his father is a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin, is the founder of the Institute of Modern Russia, an NGO that is devoted to the cause of freedom in Russia.
According to the New York Observer, Khodorkovsky “possesses the familial resolve.” In April 2014, Jewish Business News wrote: “It is always difficult to follow in the footsteps of a successful father, and that is what Pavel Khodorkovskiy has done, successfully too.”