Eduardo Sergio Elsztain was born in Buenos Aires in 1960.
23 Facts About Eduardo Elsztain
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The younger Eduardo Elsztain graduated from the Buenos Aires National College, a prestigious public secondary school, and enrolled in the University of Buenos Aires School of Economics, though in 1981, upon the death of his uncle, who had been managing the family realty, he dropped out of university to manage the firm, which was struggling at the time.
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In total, Eduardo Elsztain worked for over a decade with Soros.
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Eduardo Elsztain owns property on the resort island of Isla Victoria in Lake Nahuel Huapi.
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Eduardo Elsztain was a Trustee and Member of Acquisition Committee of Hersha Hospitality Trust from 2009 to 2011, and a Trustee of Hersha Hospitality Trust from August 2009 to September 12,2011.
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Eduardo Elsztain has served as an Executive Officer of Golden Minerals Company and as President of IRSA Investments and Representations Inc.
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Eduardo Elsztain is Chairman, CEO, and a Member of Executive Committee of IRSA, titles he has held since 1991.
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Eduardo Elsztain is Chairman and a Member of the Executive Committee of Cresud, titles he has held since 1994.
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Eduardo Elsztain is Chairman and Director of Banco Hipotecario SA, titles he has held since 1999.
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Eduardo Elsztain is the Chairman of the Board and a Director of Brasilagro Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agricolas.
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Eduardo Elsztain owns IRSA, Cresud, and Hipotecario through his holding company IFISA.
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Eduardo Elsztain is one of Argentina's leading owner of cereal and soy fields and an influential member of the country's four rural organizations, Sociedad Rural, Federacion Agraria Argentina, Confederaciones Rurales Argentinas, and Coninagro.
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Eduardo Elsztain owns 85 percent of the Dolphin Fund, which he founded, and to which Cresud pays 10 percent of its profit under a special consultancy agreement.
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Eduardo Elsztain is the President and Chairman of the Board of Consultores Asset Management, which he founded.
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Eduardo Elsztain has served as Director of 382296 since 2005.
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Eduardo Elsztain made his initial investment in Ganden through his public companies.
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Eduardo Elsztain is an annual conferee at the World Economic Forum in Davos, and is active in Jewish philanthropic causes as the prime Argentine supporter of and fundraiser for the World Jewish Congress and for Taglit-Birthright Israel, and as the President of Chabad Argentina.
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Eduardo Elsztain is President of Hillel Argentina and Taglit Birthright Argentina.
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Eduardo Elsztain currently serves on the Board of Directors of Endeavor, an international non-profit development organization that finds and supports high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets.
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Eduardo Elsztain is the President of Fundacion IRSA and Museo de los Ninos del Abasto.
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Eduardo Elsztain is a member of Argentine Enterprise Association, of the Board of Directors of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, and of the Group of 50, and he has attended the G20 Business Summits.
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Eduardo Elsztain is the chairman of Fundacion Irsa, an educational foundation; and a member of Endeavor, which aids entrepreneurs in emerging countries.
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The fact that this move will benefit the bank Eduardo Elsztain controls has not escaped the media's notice.