Juan Sartori
Business Executive
Uruguayan businessman and politician who made a fortune as the founder and president of Union Group. His company has ownership stakes across a variety of industries including agriculture, energy, oil and real estate.
He studied business and economics at both the University of Lausanne and Harvard University.
In December 2018, he announced his intention to run for President of Uruguay the following year.
He married socialite Ekaterina Rybolovleva in 2015.
Fernando Espuelas and Jefferson Hack are other high-profile business executives who were born in Uruguay.