Alex Fort Brescia | |
Birth Date: | Alex Paul Gaston Fort Brescia[1] |
Alma Mater: | Williams College Columbia Business School |
Occupation: | Businessman |
Parents: | Rosa Brescia Cafferata Paul Fort |
Relatives: | Fortunato Brescia Tassano (grandfather) Mario Brescia Cafferata (uncle) Pedro Brescia Cafferata (uncle) Ana Maria Brescia Cafferata (aunt) Laurinda Hope Spear (sister-in-law) |
Alex Fort Brescia (October 16, 1957, in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian businessman. He is the co-chairman of Grupo Breca, a family conglomerate, and BBVA Continental, a Peruvian bank.
Alex Fort Brescia was born into the billionaire Brescia family. His Italian-born grandfather, Fortunato Brescia Tassano, founded Grupo Breca, a real estate company-turned-conglomerate. His mother, Rosa Brescia Cafferata, is a billionaire heiress.[2] His brother, Bernardo Fort Brescia, is an architect.
Fort Brescia graduated from Williams College and earned a master in business administration from the Columbia Business School.[3]
Fort Brescia is the co-chairman of Grupo Breca, his family conglomerate, since 2016.[4] He is also the chairman of BBVA Continental, a Peruvian bank.[3] Additionally, he is the chairman of the insurance company Rímac Seguros, as well as B1 Capital Partners and Melon.[3] He serves on the boards of directors of Tasa, Minsur, Intursa, CPPQ, Exsa and Urbanova.[3]
Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Directors of APORTA, a social impact entity of Grupo Breca.