Fernando Espuelas

Fernando Espuelas (born August 6, 1966) is an Uruguayan entrepreneur, author, media personality and philanthropist. Espuelas is one of the pioneers of the consumer Internet. He is the co-founder (along with ) and first CEO of Starmedia, the first pan-Latin Internet portal, launched in 1996 and now part of Orange, France Telecom's Internet services company. Starmedia was the first venture-capital backed Latin Internet company and also the first initial public offering (IPO) in the Latin Internet industry. Espuelas is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute.

Fernando Espuelas

Fernando Espuelas (born August 6, 1966) is an Uruguayan entrepreneur, author, media personality and philanthropist. Espuelas is one of the pioneers of the consumer Internet. He is the co-founder (along with ) and first CEO of Starmedia, the first pan-Latin Internet portal, launched in 1996 and now part of Orange, France Telecom's Internet services company. Starmedia was the first venture-capital backed Latin Internet company and also the first initial public offering (IPO) in the Latin Internet industry. Espuelas is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute.