Alejandro Santo Domingo (born 13 February 1977) is a

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billionaire financier and philanthropist. As of March 2022, his estimated net worth was US$2.5 billion.

Early life

He is the son of Colombian billionaire Julio Mario Santo Domingo and his second wife, Colombian socialite Beatrice Dávila. He is the brother of Andres Santo Domingo Dávila and

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of Julio Mario Santo Domingo Braga (1958 – March 2009), who was the only child of Julio Mario Santo Domingo and his first wife, Brazilian socialite Edyala Braga. He was educated at the

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, followed by a bachelor's degree in history from

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."Children of Fortune", ''Vanity Fair'' (June 2009 edition); accessed 3 May 2014.

Career

His work centers on managing his family's

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, the

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. He is the chairman of Grupo Empresarial Bavaria S.A., a privately owned subsidiary of

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, of which he is vice-chairman for Latin America. His business partner is his maternal cousin, Carlos Alejandro Pérez Dávila, a former

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investment banker who helps him manage the family portfolio.Tully, Kathryn: "Outside interests," ''The Guardian''
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of the New York-based Quadrant Capital Advisors, Inc. In 2009, Santo Domingo was elected to the

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on the

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Philanthropy

He is a director of Colombia's Endeavor, an international non-profit development organization that aims to find and support high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets and is member of the Latin America Conservation Council of

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. He is a director of DKMS Americas, a non-profit organization and the largest bone marrow donor center in the world. With over 3.6 million registered donors, DKMS is leading the fight against blood cancer by empowering people to take action, give bone marrow, and save lives. DKMS Americas website
; accessed 3 May 2014. He is active in the family's foundation, which is a major player in helping Colombia's poor. He is also a generous donor and has championed ecological and conservancy causes.

Personal life

Santo Domingo has a house in

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. During the years he has been seen with several famous socialite girlfriends, which have included heiress Amanda Hearst, editor Karen Larrain and models Eugenia Silva and Julie Henderson. In July 2015, his engagement to Lady Charlotte Anne Wellesley, daughter of Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington and

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, great-great-granddaughter of the late German emperor

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, was announced. They were married in Illora, near

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, Spain, on 28 May 2016. They have two children, born in 2017 and 2019.

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