Ricardo Zuloaga (1867-1932) was a Venezuelan engineer, businessman and philanthropist.

Early life

Zuloaga was born on September 22, 1867, in Caracas, Venezuela. He graduated from the

Central University of Venezuela The Central University of Venezuela (Spanish: ''Universidad Central de Venezuela''; UCV) is a public university of Venezuela located in Caracas. It is widely held to be the highest ranking institution in the country, and it also ranks 18th in L ...

, where he studied engineering.

Career

Zuloaga was the founder and CEO of

Electricidad de Caracas Electricidad de Caracas ( BVCEDC is the integrated electricity company for Caracas, Venezuela and surrounding areas, with more than 1 million connections. It was acquired by AES Corporation in 2000 and sold to the state-owned oil company PDVSA in ...

Death

Zuloaga died on December 15, 1932, in Caracas, Venezuela.

References

1867 births 1932 deaths People from Caracas Central University of Venezuela alumni Venezuelan company founders Venezuelan chief executives Venezuelan philanthropists {{Venezuela-bio-stub