Olenicoff was born in Moscow in 1942.Forbes: "The Billionaire With The Empty Pockets" by Janet Novack and Tatiana Serafin September 22, 2006 After the war, his family being tsarists, fled the Soviet Union for Iran where he was educated by missionaries. In 1957, his family emigrated to the United States.Global Post: "Telling Swiss secrets: The golden goose" by Michael Bronner August 5, 2010 In the U.S., his father Michael, an engineer, worked as a janitor, and his mother, Zina, worked as a housekeeper. He graduated from the University of Southern California with an undergraduate degree in corporate finance and mathematics as well as an M.B.A.
