Alfonso Romo Garza known as Alfonso Romo, is a Monterrey

Monterrey

Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...

 businessman and agro-industrialist, with interests in banking and Mexican politics. He founded the Opción Ciudadana (Citizen Option) party in 2005.

Alfonso Romo was born in Mexico City

Mexico City

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, Mexico. He is a graduate of the Institute Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, where he received a degree in agricultural engineering

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He founded Pulsar International in 1981. A holding company that among other entities included an insurance company, and stock brokerage, the group later expanded into biotechnology

Biotechnology

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 and seed production. Apart from its business enterprises, Pulsar supports various cultural, educational and ecological activities.

Alfonso Romo was active in support of former Mexican President Vicente Fox

Vicente Fox

Vicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...

, and a leading proponent of the regional development and integration scheme known as the Puebla-Panama Plan.

He is a member of the World Bank

World Bank

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's External Advisory Board for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Romo is a major financier to the swedish

Sweden

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 show jumper Rolf-Göran Bengtsson

Rolf-Göran Bengtsson

Rolf-Göran Bengtsson is a Swedish show jumper. He won a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the individual jumping, and also a silver medal in the team jumping event at the 2004 Summer Olympics....

's ventures into the world elite of show jumping

Show jumping

Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...

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