Martin Varsavsky
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| Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Residence | Madrid, Spain |
| Other names | Martin Varsavsky Waisman |
| Alma mater |
New York University Columbia University |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Awards | see below |
| Website | english |
Martín Varsavsky (born in Buenos Aires in 1960) is an Argentine entrepreneur based in Spain who founded several companies worldwide, including Urban Capital, Medicorp Sciences, Viatel, Jazztel, EINSTEINet, Ya.com, Eolia and FON. This serial entrepreneur condition made Forbes Magazine describe him as Young, Rich & Restless back in 1999.
Born to Carlos Varsavsky and Silvia Waisman-Diamond, Varsavsky attended primary school at the New Model School and the Colegio Nicolás Avellaneda high school.
At the age of 16, he moved with his family to the United States as a refugee supported and assisted by B'nai B'rith, following the forced disappearance of his cousin, David Horacio Varsavsky. In 1981 he obtained a BA at the New York University, in 1983 he earned an MA in International Affairs from Columbia University and in 1985 an MBA at Columbia Business School.
In 1984, at the age of 24 and still in college, Varsavsky created Urban Capital Corporation, a real estate company in New York that was one of the early developers of loft apartments. Urban Capital Corporation purchased industrial buildings and recycled them into residential apartments and offices, developing up to 50 thousand square meters in the SoHo and Tribeca neighborhoods of New York City.
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