Alejandro Santo Domingo
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Alejandro Santo Domingo is a Colombia
n-American financier
. He is the son of Julio Mario Santo Domingo
and Beatriz Dávila, and the half-brother of Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Jr.
, he has a Bachelor of Arts
in History from Harvard.,
, the Santo Domingo Group. He is the chairman of the board
at Grupo Empresarial Bavaria S.A.
, a privately-owned subsidiary
of SABMiller
, of which he is vice-chairman for Latin America
. His partner is his maternal cousin, Carlos Alejandro Pérez Dávila, a former Goldman Sachs
investment banker who helps him manage the family portfolio. Along with said cousin, he is also the managing director of the New York
-based Quadrant Capital Advisors, Inc.
In 2009, he was elected to the Board of Trustees on the Metropolitan Museum of Art
.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Colombia's Endeavor
, an international non-profit development organization that finds and supports high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets and is member of the Latin America Conservation Council of The Nature Conservancy
.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n-American financier
Financier
Financier is a term for a person who handles typically large sums of money, usually involving money lending, financing projects, large-scale investing, or large-scale money management. The term is French, and derives from finance or payment...
. He is the son of Julio Mario Santo Domingo
Julio Mario Santo Domingo
Julio Mario Santo Domingo Pumarejo was a Colombian businessman and patriarch of the wealthy Santo Domingo family. He was the son of Mario Santo Domingo and Beatriz Pumarejo...
and Beatriz Dávila, and the half-brother of Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Jr.
Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Jr.
Julio Mario Santo Domingo Braga was the eldest son of Julio Mario Santo Domingo and Edyala Braga, of the same family as Eduardo Braga, current governor of Amazonas...
Education
Educated at the Hotchkiss SchoolHotchkiss School
The Hotchkiss School is an independent, coeducational American college preparatory boarding school located in Lakeville, Connecticut. Founded in 1891, the school enrolls students in grades 9 through 12 and a small number of postgraduates...
, he has a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in History from Harvard.,
Career
His work centers on the management of his family's conglomerateConglomerate (company)
A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate structure , usually involving a parent company and several subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company...
, the Santo Domingo Group. He is the chairman of the board
Chairman of the Board
The Chairman of the Board is a seat of office in an organization, especially of corporations.Chairman of the Board may also refer to:*Chairman of the Board , a 1998 film*Chairmen of the Board , a 1970s American soul music group...
at Grupo Empresarial Bavaria S.A.
Bavaria Brewery
Bavaria is the second largest brewery in the Netherlands. The company, which produces five million hectolitres of beer annually, is based in the town of Lieshout, North Brabant...
, a privately-owned subsidiary
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
of SABMiller
SABMiller
SABMiller plc is a global brewing and bottling company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's second-largest brewing company measured by revenues and is also a major bottler of Coca-Cola. Its brands include Grolsch, Miller Genuine Draft, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell...
, of which he is vice-chairman for Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. His partner is his maternal cousin, Carlos Alejandro Pérez Dávila, a former Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
investment banker who helps him manage the family portfolio. Along with said cousin, he is also the managing director of the New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
-based Quadrant Capital Advisors, Inc.
In 2009, he was elected to the Board of Trustees on the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Colombia's Endeavor
Endeavor (non-profit)
Endeavor is a non-profit organization that pioneered the concept of High-Impact Entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Its mission is to “lead the global movement to catalyze long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring, and accelerating the best High-Impact Entrepreneurs around the...
, an international non-profit development organization that finds and supports high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets and is member of the Latin America Conservation Council of The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy is a US charitable environmental organization that works to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive....
.