<p class="ingestion featured-caption">The real estate magnate Vladislav Doronin has amassed a fortune at the helm of his wellness-focused luxury hotel chain.Theo Wargo/Getty Images</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>Vladislav Doronin is the founder of OKO Group and owner of the <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/aman-resorts-opening-miami-beach-florida-2019-12">Aman luxury hotel</a> group.</li><li>Aman, with 36 hotels and 38 projects, is valued at $4.5 billion, according to Doronin.</li></ul><p>Real estate billionaire <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/zaha-hadid-spaceship-house-russia-billionaire-home-2020-9">Vladislav Doronin</a> has built a hospitality empire beloved by celebrities and the ultrawealthy.</p><p>Doronin, 61, is the founder and chairman of OKO Group, a Miami-based real estate development firm, as well as the owner and CEO of Aman — a luxury hospitality brand with high-priced hotels worldwide.</p><p>Born in Russia, he moved to Switzerland in his 20s and got his start in business as a commodities trader. He built his real estate empire in Moscow before venturing abroad with the OKO Group in 2015.</p><p>He's known for being reluctant to speak to the press at length and has been dubbed "the Russian James Bond" by architect Zaha Hadid, <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/vlad-doronin-aman-group-luxury-hotels-resorts-5c4079ce">The Wall Street Journal reported.</a> Another peer described him as a "ghost." Still, he captured headlines with a five-year relationship with supermodel Naomi Campbell that ended in 2013.</p><p>In April, he told the Journal that Aman Group, which includes 36 hotels and 38 projects in the works, is worth around $4.5 billion.</p><p>His property empire includes impressive personal residences. In July, The Real Deal <a target="_blank" class href="https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2024/07/11/vlad-doronin-buyer-of-135m-aman-new-york-penthouse/">reported</a> that Doronin was the buyer of the $135 million penthouse atop the historic Crown Building where Aman New York is located.</p><p>Here's what we know about the billionaire behind resorts like Amangiri, a popular Utah getaway for celebrities and the uber-wealthy.</p>