The Fake “Eduard Grigoriann'” Profile

EDUARD GRIGORIANN

Experienced finance professional and investor. Deeply engaged in business and philanthropy, leveraging skills and resources to drive positive impact. Supporting a range of organizations worldwide, with a dynamic presence mainly in Brussels and London. Engaging in personal and professional pursuits in each location with a focus on poverty alleviation, championing free speech, and advocating for social justice causes

Life and Education

Born in Brussels Ixelles neighborhood in 1975, to French-Armenian father and Belgian mother.

1996-2000
Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Management at (REDACTED) Cum Laude.

2000-2003

Master’s of Accounting, Finance and Political Science (financial analysis and management, corporate finance) at the (REDACTED) while working as a Junior Investment Banking Analyst at (REDACTED)

Professional Experience

2002-2005
Financial analyst and consultant for (REDACTED) Belgium (multinational professional services firn offering audit,

tax, and advisory services). Relocated to Singapore through (REDACTED)  to work with Belgian companies looking to expand their operations in the region. Analyst services for (REDACTED) (corporate services firm that provides accounting and payroll services) and (REDACTED) Belgian holding company that invests in industrial sectors).

2005-2012

Various positions at Bank-1 in Brussels and France. Junior Risk Management Analyst (responsible for analyzing risks associated with various investments and developing risk management strategies). Senior Risk Management Analyst and Investment relations.

Associate at Bank-1 Private Equity division (analyzing potential investment opportunities, conducting due diligence on companies, and working on deals).

Senior Relationship and Investment Manager at Bank-1 Private Banking division (managing the investments of high-net-worth clients).

Director of Private Baniking division and Wealth Management (overseeing a team of investment managers, developing new products and services, building relationships with key clients, and managing the overall performance of the business)

2012

Left Bank-1 to start own private equity and wealth  management company, leverging experience in both risk management and private equity to offer customized investment solutions to clients. Focusing primarily on hedge funds and private equity investments.

Services

Investment management, tax planning, and philanthropic advising. investment in companies with growth potential

Clents

Family offices, high-net-worth individuals, real estate developers, technology startups, etc.

Vision

As an accomplished finance professional, Mr. Grigoriann has observed multiple Instances of misrepresentations and bias in mainstream media, many of which which had the potential to result into poor investment outcomes of his clients. With extensive experience of living and immersing himself in various cultures, he has acquired a distinctive and alternative perspective on world events that he believes is not always accurately represented to the public. In pursuit of his goal to encourage a more nuanced public discourse worldwide, Mr. Grigoriann intends to establish a conservative news outlet that offers expertise and experience for a wide audience in the Western world and beyond.

j. Bank-1’s affiliate in the United States has no record of an “Eduard Grigoriann” ever being employed by Bank-1. Nor, as set forth above, do Google searches for “[Bank-1] Eduard Grigoriann” yield any results for a person by that name.

16. Other irregularities in Chen‘s email correspondence further signaled that “Eduard Grigoriann” and his purported representatives, PersonaOne through Persona-3, were all fake personas. For example:a. By on or about February 16, 2023, PersonaOne had misspelled the surname of his purported boss as “Grigorian” (rather than Grigoriann”) in at least four separate emails to Chen.b. On or about February 10, 2023, Persona-3 sent an email to a potential influencer, copying Chen, and signed the email as Eduard Grigoriann,” rather than as Persona-3. After the email recipient expressed confusion as to whether the sender was “Eduard Grigoriann” or Persona-3, Persona-3 quickly responded, in part, “Eduard forwarded this email to me and asked me to replay [sic] on his behalf.”
17. Digital forensic evidence further confirms that “Eduard Grigoriann” and Persona- 1 through Persona-3 (.e., the various investor” personas) were, in truth and in fact, the same individual. For example, on approximately 39 occasions between in or about November 2023 and in or about July 2024, email accounts used by “Eduard Grigoriann” and PersonaOne to communicate with Chen were accessed from the same Internet Protocol (IP”) address at around the same time. As another example, on or about January 10, 2023, PersonaOne emailed the text of a draft email to PersonaTwo, which PersonaTwo then pasted into a new email and sent to Chen from PersonaTwo‘s email account.
18. Chen transmitted the “Eduard Grigoriann” profile to Dave Rubin to persuade Dave Rubin to perform work on behalf of “Eduard Grigoriann.”” On or about May 12, 2023, Chen reported to PersonaOne that Dave Rubin had “a problem with the profile we sent over, specifically the reference to ´social justice. I think it may be because that’s usually a term used by liberals, but we’re trying to create a conservative network.” Chen suggested that “[Dave Rubin] and Eduard could simply speak together” to clarify the profile.
19. On or about June 2, 2023, “Eduard Grigoriann” circulated an email to Chen and to Dave Rubin’s assistant, scheduling a Zoom meeting for “05:00 PM Paris” that day. (In prior email correspondence, Chen represented to another potential commentator that “Eduard Grigoriann” was based in “Paris.”) At approximately 8:58 a.m. Central Time that day, “Eduard Grigoriann” replied to his earlier email: I am there guys.” The time, in fact, was 3:58 p.m. in Paris – but it was 4:58 p.m. in Moscow. Approximately two minutes later, “Eduard Grigoriann” performed a Google search for “time in Paris.” “Eduard Grigoriann‘” then replied again to his email, in part: “Sorry, wrong hour. Didn’t sync the calendar.”
20. After further negotiations, in which Donovan also participated, Chen and the purported representatives of “Eduard Grigoriann” secured contracts with Dave Rubin and Tim Pool. Specifically:a. Dave Rubin‘s contract, which was between Dave Rubin‘s production company and TENETMEDIA , provided for “four weekly videos” to be hosted by Dave Rubin and livestreamed by TENETMEDIA . In exchange for a monthly fee of $400,000, plus a $100,000 signing bonus and an additional performance bonus, Dave Rubin‘s production company agreed that “any and all content created… under this Agreement shall be the property of’ TENETMEDIA.b. Tim Pool‘s contract, which was between Tim Pool‘s production company and TENETMEDIA , provided for weekly videos to be hosted by Tim Pool and livestreamed by TENETMEDIA . In exchange for a fee of $100,000 pervideo, Tim Pool‘s production company granted TENETMEDIA “a non-exclusive, non-transferable. .. license, during the applicable License Term, to display, transmit, and distribute the Licensed Content.”