Founder of “the eBay of Latin America”
Profile
Position. Founder and CEO of MercadoLibre
Founder. Launched MercadoLibre as an e-commerce platform in 1999
Board memberships.
- Board member of Globant S.A.
- Board member of Televisa
- Board member and VP of Endeavor Argentina
Advisory councils.
- Member of JP Morgan International Council
- Special adviser to the Meli Kaszek Pioneer Corporation
Prior experience.
- Fixed Income Department at J.P. Morgan Securities (New York, NY)
- Futures and Options Associate at YPF S.A. in Buenos Aires.
Postsecondary education.
- Bachelor of Science in Economics with a specialization in Finance (with honors) from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business in 1994
- MBA from Stanford University in 1999
Net worth. $5.1 billion (as of March 9, 2023)
Awards and recognition.
- Named one of “40 most successful entrepreneurs under the age of 40” by Forbes in 2010
- Recognized as “Argentina Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2012 by Ernst & Young consulting firm
Born. October 31, 1971 (51 years old)
Citizenship. Argentina
Residence. Buenos Aires
Career highlights at MercadoLibre
- Company grew to became the largest online shopping and sales website in Latin America
- Operations in Argentina and 11 other South & Latin American countries
- Over 1,000 employees
- Over 26 million registered users
- #3 ranked in “The best companies to work for in Argentina” in 2007
Quotes
Successful entrepreneurs are typically stubborn contrarians, since creating a new reality that most people believe cannot exist will typically take a lot of time and several failures along the way.“
Marcos Galperin (Forbes)
Sources
- Marcos Galperin | Board of Directors | MercadoLibre, Inc.
- Marcos Galperin – Forbes profile
- Marcos Galperin | Konex Foundation (in Spanish)
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