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Gustavo A. Cisneros

Gustavo Cisneros
Gustavo Cisneros
Gustavo Cisneros
Born Gustavo Alfredo Cisneros Rendíles
(1945-06-01) 1 June 1945 (age 72)
Caracas, Venezuela
Citizenship  Venezuela
 Spain
 Dominican Republic
Alma mater Babson College
Occupation Media mogul
Net worth DecreaseUS$ 1.38 billion (2017)
Spouse(s) Patricia Phelps de Cisneros
Children 3

Gustavo Alfredo Jiménez de Cisneros Rendíles (born June 1, 1945) is a Venezuelan businessman and Chairman of Grupo Cisneros.

Cisneros is the son of Diego Cisneros and Albertina Cisneros (née Rendíles Martínez).

Cisneros's father, Diego Cisneros, was in business in Caracas from 1929 and received the Pepsi concession for Venezuela in 1940, before going on to gain the concession for private TV channel Venevisión in 1961. The Cisneros family was the first-wealthiest in South America on the 2006 Forbes ranking.

Cisneros graduated from Suffield Academy in Connecticut in 1963. He graduated from Babson College in Massachusetts in 1968.

Grupo Cisneros is one of the largest privately held media entertainment organizations in the world. The company has been headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, since 2000.

Cisneros became President of Grupo Cisneros when he was 25 years old.

Cisneros’ wealth comes from his holdings in media, entertainment, telecommunications and consumer products companies.Grupo Cisneros is one of the largest privately held Spanish-language media and entertainment companies. Until the buyout of Univision, the United States’ leading Spanish-language television network, Cisneros was one of the biggest shareholders of the Company. He also owns Venevision International, which produces and distributes media and entertainment products throughout the world, and Venevisión, a Venezuelan television network. Since 1980 the Group has owned the Miss Venezuela contest and since 2001 also the Leones del Caracas baseball team.


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