Russian Oligarchs

Hello Delegates!

Welcome to BearMUN and welcome to the Russian Oligarchs Committee. My name is Ransom Miller and I will be your Chair.

I am a sophomore at UC Berkeley majoring in Global Studies with a concentration on Asia and minoring in Chinese. I am originally from Beaufort, South Carolina, but, as a military brat, I’ve lived all up and down the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. This will be my third semester at UCBMUN where I also serve as the Director of Sponsorships for BearMUN. At Cal, I work as the Editor–in–Chief of The Global Citizen at Berkeley where I primarily write on China’s influence abroad.

In regards to this committee, I look forward to the perspectives that you will bring to these fascinating characters. Unlike many committees, our Russian Oligarchs are already extremely wealthy, and will be able to use this wealth to manipulate their environments, but not your fellow, ultra–wealthy colleagues. I recommend that you read through the background guide thoroughly before doing your own research on your particular character; these individuals control a vast portion of the Russian economy, and leveraging the particular angle through which your portfolio powers enable you to interact with the world will be critical to your success.

Hey Delegates!

My name is Jet Situ and I’m very excited to be your Crisis Director for this committee! This crisis is extremely close to the present timeline, and many of you may remember the events taking place here. As a foreign extemporaneous speaker in high school, I covered these events extensively as they unfolded, and made some predictions – some of which didn’t come to pass in reality, but may come true under your actions and goals. The background guide doesn’t do nearly enough justice to the complexity of the topics we’ll cover, and given the ongoing/recent nature of the conflicts covered, an arsenal of information online exists for additional research. About me: I’m a junior at Cal double majoring in Business and Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. For the past two years I’ve been a staffer on the Ad–Hoc committee, and have been in UCBMUN since my first semester in Cal. Outside of UCBMUN, I’m part of an aerospace engineering club, and play BeatSaber on the college competitive circuit. In my free time, you’ll find me at tea or ice cream places (I love sugar), hanging out with my friends, or taking walks around campus. I am looking foward to meeting everyone in committee!