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Marcelo Claure

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Co-Chairman at Brightstar Capital Partners
📍 New York, New York, United States

Marcelo Claure is a global entrepreneur and investor, running Claure Group, a multi-billion-dollar investment firm focused on AI, telecom, and tech. He is also the Vice Chairman of SHEIN, Co-Chairman of Brightstar Capital Partners, and Co-Chair of Harvard Business Schools AI Institute. He is a former Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School.

Outside of his extensive business ventures, Marcelo is a passionate soccer investor with ownership stakes in multiple clubs, including Club Bolívar, Girona FC, and New York City FC. He actively supports his daughters non-profit, Wonder Paws Rescue, an organization dedicated to caring for abandoned animals, reflecting a personal commitment to animal welfare.

He built his first company, Brightstar, from the back of his car into the largest Hispanic-owned business in U. S. history.

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Experience
3 Years
Current Role
Co-Chairman
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Priorities

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AI Transformation
He co-chairs Harvard's AI Institute and actively speaks on how AI is creating competitive advantages, specifically citing its $10 billion profit impact at T-Mobile.
Global Tech Investing
As founder of Claure Group and former CEO of SoftBank International, he manages a multi-billion-dollar portfolio with a focus on high-growth tech and telecom sectors worldwide.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Co-Chairman
Brightstar Capital Partners
12-2023
Vice Chairman and General Partner
Open Opportunity Fund
10-2023
Group Vice Chairman
SHEIN
10-2023
Vice Chairman and Managing Partner
eB Capital
6-2023
Executive Chairman and Managing Partner
Bicycle Capital
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Brightstar Capital Partners Names Marcelo Claure as Partner and Co‑Chair. Featured in Brightstar Capital Partners (official website)
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Brightstar Capital Partners Names Marcelo Claure as Partner and Co‑Chair. Featured in Yahoo Finance
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Education
Executive Fellow - Class of 2022
Harvard Business School
Honorary Ph.D.
Bentley University
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