Alfredo Romano Jr (Mendoza, 1988) is an Argentine businessman, professor and philanthropist, co-creator of "Fundación El Potrero".[1] In his youth he was a soccer player at Paris St.Germain (2006).[2] He is an independent economist in favor of dollarization of the economy,[3] author of the essay Dolarizar, un camino hacia la estabilidad económica (Literally Dollarization, a path to economic stability).[4] He collaborates as analyst in several media.
Alfredo Romano Jr | |
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| Born | 1988 Mendoza, Argentina |
| Education | Master of Public Administration in Economic Policy Management, Columbia University (2018) |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, professor and philanthropist |
| Employer | Austral University (Argentina) |
| Notable work | "Dolarizar, un camino hacia la estabilidad económica" (2021) |
Academic career
editHe studied business administration at University of San Andrés.[5] He obtained a master's degree in finance (2015) from the same university, and the "Master of Public Administration in Economic Policy Management" from Columbia University (2018).[6]
He achieved a scholarship by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and was also a fellow of the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management in Germany. At Universidad Austral he created in 2020, together with Soledad Castro and Gabriel Chaufan, the capital markets degree program at the School of Economics, and has been its director since then. He teaches the subject "The Fund" in the Business Administration degree.[7]
Professional development
editHe is president of the Romano Group since 2012 and co-founder of the Instituto Argentino de Ejecutivos de Finanzas based in Cuyo, a non-profit organization focused on the professional development of executives and managers.[6]
In 2013, together with a group of friends, he created "Fundación El Potrero". This foundation develops its activity in vulnerable neighborhoods in the province of Buenos Aires and other places in Argentina. Declared of public interest by the Legislature of Buenos Aires,[8] it promotes the integral development of young people, in studies and sports such as soccer, and also supports families. Several young soccer players from "Los Potreros" were hired by some first division clubs, such as Vélez, Tigre, Nueva Chicago, Lanús and Platense.[9] During the pandemic, he promoted the virtual school support platform "Entretiempo".[8]
As an economist, he is a strong detractor of bimonetarism, standing up for the dollarization of the economy in different forums and in several media.[10] His monetary ideas are expressed in the essay "Dolarizar, un camino hacia la estabilidad económica" (2021) published by El Ateneo with a prologue by Sergio Berensztein.[6]
He is a contributor to MDZ Radio,[2] the digital publication Infobae,[11] Ambito magazine[12] and La Nación newspaper.[13]
References
edit- ^ "▷ El Potrero es un campo de oportunidades". PROVOCACIÓN (in Spanish). 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ^ a b mdzol.com. "Premian a un joven mendocino por su labor solidaria con chicos vulnerables". MdzOnline (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "Alfredo Romano: "La dolarización empodera definitivamente a la sociedad"". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ^ Titulares (2022-02-13). "6 razones para hacerlo y cómo cambiaría la vida a los argentinos". Titulares.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "Alfredo Romano, graduado de Administración de Empresas, publicó su primer libro". Universidad de San Andrés (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ a b c Conte, Gabriel. "Por qué el dólar debe ser la moneda argentina: llega el libro de Alfredo Romano". www.memo.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "Romano, Alfredo | Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales". www.austral.edu.ar (in Spanish). 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ^ a b Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Boletín Oficial, Convenio de colaboración con Fundación El Potrero
- ^ de 2020, 15 de Septiembre. "Fundación El Potrero, los amigos que le transformaron la realidad a más de 250 chicos a través del fútbol". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "¿Dolarizar la economía es la solución para superar la crisis?: el veredicto de un experto". iProfesional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ Públicas, Por Alfredo Romano26 de Febrero de 2022Director de Romano Group y de la diplomatura de Mercado de Capitales de la Universidad Austral Máster en Finanzas y Políticas. "La dolarización no es un atajo, es un cambio de paradigma económico". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Alfredo Romano". www.ambito.com. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ^ "Alfredo Romano, autor en LA NACION". LA NACION (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-05.