Alejandro Carlos “Alec” Oxenford is an Argentine entrepreneur. He was co-founder of OLX and co-founder of letgo, a classified ads application for mobile devices in the United States.

Nicolas Goransky completed his secondary studies in 1993 as a Perito Mercantil at ORT Argentina. The following year, at the age of 17, he began the Ciclo Básico Común at the University of Buenos Aires in the…

Martín Lousteau is an Argentine economist and politician from the Unión Cívica Radical. He is a National Senator for the City of Buenos Aires.
He served as Minister of Economy of Argentina during the presidency of Cristina…

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English business magnate, investor, author, and former philanthropist.
In the 1970s, he founded the Virgin Group, which today controls more than 400 companies …

He is a business magnate, industrial designer, and engineer. He is the founder, CEO, CTO, and chief designer of SpaceX; early investor, CEO, and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; cofounder of Ne…

Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr. (born October 8, 1960) is an American businessman.
He is the co-founder, chairman, and co-chief executive officer (CEO) of Netflix, and serves on several nonprofit boards and organizations. Hasting…

Kamala Devi Harris is an American politician and attorney who is the vice president-elect of the United States.
A member of the Democratic Party, she will assume office on January 20, 2021, alongside Presi…

Francisco de Narváez was born in Bogotá. His mother, Doris Steuer, married Juan Salvador de Narváez Vargas, a Colombian dedicated to the coffee business. His maternal family was involved in commerce; his grandfather, Karel St…

Samuel Liberman (May 19, 1932, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine businessman based in Panama. He is known as the founder of several companies in different countries, such as Floramérica (acquired by Dole Food Company) in Colombia…

Martin Jasper is a German-Ecuadorian architect and founder of JASPER ARCHITECTS, a firm with presence in Europe and Latin America. He has worked internationally in the development, design, construction, and management of majo…

Santiago Cafiero was born on August 30, 1979, in San Isidro, in the province of Buenos Aires. He is the son of Juan Pablo Cafiero, who served as Minister of Social Development during the presidency of Fernando de la Rúa in 20…

Eduardo Zbikoski is a prominent Argentine lawyer and businessman who serves as CEO of Grupo Metropol. He was born in Posadas, Misiones Province, on July 9, 1969.

He current…

Joe Biden was born on November 20, 1942. He is an American politician who served as the 47th Vice President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from D…

Steven Anthony Ballmer (born March 24, 1956) is an American businessman and investor who served as chief executive officer of Microsoft for fourteen years from 2000 to 2014. Ballmer is the current owner of the Los Angeles Cli…

How did your father begin working in the agribusiness sector?

My paternal grandfather, whose name was Angelo, was originally from San Fili, a town in…

Life and Times

Mercedes Marcó del Pont was born and raised in the northern part of Buenos Aires. The Marcó del Pont family first arrived in what is n…

Training and Academic Career

Pesce holds a degree in Economics from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and is a member of various professional asso…

Born on August 5, 1967, he is an American author, venture capitalist, and internet entrepreneur. Hoffman was co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn, a business-oriented social network primarily used for professional ne…

Born on March 21, 1955, he is a Brazilian politician and retired military officer who serves as the 38th president of Brazil. Elected in 2018 as a member of the conservative Social Liberal Party before cutting ties with it, h…

Former McDonald’s executive Woods Staton has been busy spreading the Golden Arches across Latin America. In 2007, his company Arcos Dorados (which means “Golden Arches” in Spanish) paid McDonald’s $700 million for 1,560 resta…

Javier Zbikoski is an Argentine businessman who serves as an executive at Grupo Metropol, a conglomerate that spans four business sectors: public passenger transportation, automotive, agriculture, and finance. The group inclu…