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Ricardo Salinas Pliego

Examiner · DISC type cs
Chairman at Grupo Salinas
📍 Mexico City, Mexico

Ricardo Salinas is the founder and Chairman of Grupo Salinas, a major Latin American conglomerate with interests in media, telecom, retail, and financial services. An alumnus of Tecnológico de Monterrey with an MBA from Tulane University, he has grown his companies to employ over 110, 000 people across several countries.

He is an avid reader of history, science, and economics, and maintains one of the most visited entrepreneurial blogs in Latin America. Through his Fundación Azteca, he actively supports social initiatives in education, healthcare, and environmental protection. He is also a passionate golfer.

He founded the Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego Center to promote ideas centered on freedom, innovation, education, and entrepreneurship.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Chairman
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Personality Overview

How Ricardo shows up

Unexpressive
Process Oriented
Overcautious

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. Being observant comes to them naturally. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.

Priorities

Topics Ricardo cares about

Economic Liberty
A frequent topic on his blog and in public forums, where he advocates for free markets, innovation, and deregulation as the foundation for prosperity.
Education Reform
Inspired by thinkers like Ken Robinson, he founded his own school and university to foster creativity and talent, challenging traditional educational systems.
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Career

Work history

Chairman
Grupo Salinas
1-1993 - 11-2003
Chairman and CEO
TV Azteca
11-1981 - 1-1993
CEO
Elektra
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Media appearances

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Education
1979 - 1980
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business
1974 - 1977
Accounting
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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