#804 Sebastian Piñera & family

President, Chile
REAL TIME NET WORTH
$2.8B
as of 11/3/19
  • Sebastian Pinera was elected president of Chile in December 2017. His four-year term began in March 2018.
  • Pinera previously served as Chile's president from 2010 until 2014.
  • He made a fortune from credit card company Bancard, which he founded in 1976.
  • He divested many assets over the years. After the 2010 election he unloaded his 26% stake in Chilean airline LAN for $1.5 billion.
  • He also sold TV channel Chilevision to Time Warner for a reported $150 million, and sold his share of popular soccer team Blanco & Negro.
On forbes lists
#804
Billionaires 2019
#49
Powerful People 2012Dropped off in 2013
Stats
Age69
Source of Wealthinvestments, Self Made
ResidenceSantiago, Chile
CitizenshipChile
Marital StatusMarried
Children4
EducationDoctorate, Harvard University
Did you know
After his first presidential term, Piñera spent time on charitable work, including his Fundación Futuro, which supports education, culture and conservation in Chile.
Piñera holds a PhD in economics from Harvard.
Net worth over time
$2.2B
Billionaires
March 2010
$2.4B
Billionaires
March 2011
$2.4B
Billionaires
March 2012
$2.5B
Billionaires
March 2013
$2.4B
Billionaires
March 2014
$2.5B
Billionaires
March 2015
$2.5B
Billionaires
March 2016
$2.7B
Billionaires
March 2017
$2.8B
Billionaires
March 2018
$2.8B
Billionaires
March 2019

The road to development is never paved. It's full of obstacles and full of traps. It's necessary to avoid the Christopher Columbus syndrome, who never knew where he was going, where he got to, and the government paid all the expenses

Sebastian Piñera & family
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Michelle Bachelet
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Iris Fontbona & family
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Harvard University
Attended the school
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Chile
Citizen of Chile
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