Arkady Suharenko is Deputy Chairman of the Council and a major shareholder of Rietumu Banka, one of Latvia’s largest private banks. He also serves as head of the Latvian Jewish community, where he has overseen the reconstruction of Riga’s historic Peitav Synagogue, supported Holocaust memorial projects, and initiated the restitution of pre-war Jewish communal property. Arkady also owns the largest private collection of Judaic objects in the Baltic States. As Chairman of the Future Supporting Fund, he supports initiatives in art, culture, children’s programs, and medical causes. Arkady was awarded Latvia’s highest state honor, the Order of the Three Stars, in 2002.