Eduardo Elsztain

Who is Eduardo Elsztain?

Eduardo Sergio Elsztain is a prominent Argentine businessman who is his country's largest landowner and real-estate developer. According to the Jerusalem Post, Elstzain “stands atop Argentina’s largest business empire, the country’s leader in real estate and agriculture, which he built with his own two hands.” According to one Israeli news source, he is considered the wealthiest Jew in South America.

He is the chairman of Inversiones y Representaciones S.A., Argentina´s largest real estate company, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange; of Cresud Sociedad Anónima Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria, a leading agri-business company that operates in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay and is listed on the NASDAQ; of BrasilAgro, which is also on the NYSE; and of the government-owned Banco Hipotecario, Argentina's leading mortgage bank. in which Elsztain is the largest private shareholder.

Through IRSA, Elsztain runs most of the shopping malls in Argentina, including the country's largest mall, the Alto Palermo in Buenos Aires. In addition, he and the Argentinian government jointly own Banco Hipotecario.