Marcos Galperin is one of the most popular and richest Chairman who was born on October 31, 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Marcos Saul Galperín was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to a wealthy family, owners of SADESA, one of the largest leather companies in the world. He attended Saint Andrew’s Scots School in Olivos. In 1990, after graduating from high school, he traveled to the United States to study finance at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. There, he became friends with José Estenssoro, YPF president’s son. In 1994, he joined this company when he finished college and returned to Argentina.
In 1997, he returned to the United States and he enrolled at Stanford Graduate School of Business and in 1999 he earned his M.B.A.
Marcos Galperín (born October 31, 1971) is an Argentine businessman, who is best known as the co‑founder, Chairman, President and CEO of MercadoLibre.com.