Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez
President in London, UK
Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt Lopez
President in London, UK
Alejandro Betancourt Lopez, with a net worth of $2.6 billion, is a testament to strategic investment and business acumen. A graduate of Suffolk University with degrees in business administration and economics, Betancourt's career trajectory has been marked by managerial roles in energy and commodities
Betancourt’s professional career began as a manager at several companies, including the commodities trader Guruceaga Group and BGB Energy. He was also the Latin American commercial manager for ICC-OEOC, a U.K. company that provides technological solutions to the offshore oil industry.
Betancourt later decided to explore opportunities by founding O’Hara Administration, an international asset management company with a stake in a wide range of investment vehicles, including two other companies that Betancourt is active in, Pacific Exploration & Production Corporation and Hawkers.
In 2016 Betancourt partnered with several Spanish investors and infused 50 million euros into the sunglasses startup Hawkers. He became president of the companyin November of 2016.
Betancourt's vision extends beyond Hawkers, with investments in the financial sector through BDK Financial Group and the transportation sector with Auro Travel. His philosophy centers on the execution of great ideas by the right people, a principle that has been pivotal in his ventures' successes and the substantial growth of his net worth.