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Marcos Galperin

Argentine technology entrepreneur and co-founder of Mercado Libre, Latin America’s largest publicly listed technology company. Born October 31, 1971 in Buenos Aires, he holds a BA from the Wharton School (1994) and an MBA from Stanford University (1999). He led Mercado Libre as CEO for 26 years, growing it from a regional eBay clone into an e-commerce and fintech powerhouse spanning Mercado Pago, Mercado Crédito, Mercado Envíos, and Mercado Ads.

In May 2025 he announced he would step down as CEO at year-end, becoming Executive Chairman on January 1, 2026, with a focus on long-term strategy, capital allocation, and AI-driven innovation. With an estimated net worth of about US$9.3 billion (Forbes, 2025), he is widely regarded as Argentina’s richest individual.

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    Latin America's largest e-commerce and fintech company, operating in 18 countries with one of the largest fulfillment networks in the Americas.

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  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Galperin
  2. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/mercadolibre-replace-founder-galperin-ceo-taps-szarfsztejn-role-2025-05-21/
  3. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-21/mercadolibre-ceo-steps-aside-after-25-years-to-be-chairman
  4. https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/mercado-libre-founders-it-takes-patience-resilience

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