Ricardo Salinas Pliego

Ricardo Salinas Pliego
Ricardo Salinas Pliego
Born
Ricardo Benjamín Salinas Pliego

(1955-10-19) 19 October 1955 (age 68)
Mexico City, Mexico
EducationTecnológico de Monterrey
Tulane University (MBA)[1]
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder of Grupo Salinas
TitleChairman & CEO of Grupo Salinas
Spouses
  • Ninfa Sada Garza
  • María Laura Medina
Children6, including Ninfa[1]
Parent(s)Hugo Salinas Price
Esther Pliego
Websitewww.ricardosalinas.com

Ricardo Benjamín Salinas Pliego (born 19 October 1955)[2] is a Mexican businessman, founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas,[3] a corporate conglomerate with interests in telecommunications, media, financial services, and retail.[4]

An outspoken supporter of minarchism and neoliberalism,[5][6] he is the third richest person in Mexico and the 172nd richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$13.6 billion in February 2021.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Ricardo Salinas Pliego & family". Forbes. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ Grupo Salinas (2021). "Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego Biography" (PDF). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Grupo Salinas (2019). "Our President". Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ Grupo Salinas (2019). "What is GS?". Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  5. ^ Navarro, Andrea (2023-09-04). "Mexican Billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego Launches Libertarian University". Bloomberg Línea. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  6. ^ "¡Difícil de creer! Buenísima entrevista a Sowell X Rubin....Resulta que Friedman, Hayek y Reagan fueron socialistas de jóvenes. También @SergioSarmiento y @VargasLlosaM..... Pero, aprendieron de los HECHOS, no viven en el error como muchos otros". X (formerly Twitter). Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-05.