In 2005, Mauricio Macri founded a party that led him to be elected Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires. Only 10 years later and ending 70 years of bipartisanship in Argentina, Mauricio Macri became President of a country on the verge of economic collapse. He implemented the most ambitious infrastructure and energy plan in Argentina’s history, connecting the entire territory physically and virtually, revolutionising the energy matrix to make it sustainable. Macri’s administration prioritized Argentina’s integration into the world and its opening to international markets.
Mauricio Macri has received the Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic granted by King Philip VI of Spain; the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor granted by France; Knight with Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic; and the Grand Cross of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle, among other international distinctions. In June 2019, he was awarded the FIFA Living Football Award.
Macri is a member of the “Club de Madrid”, a democratic forum of former Presidents and Prime Ministers, and of the “Democratic Initiative of Spain and the Americas” of the IDEA-Democrática Foundation.
Macri is the Executive President of the FIFA Foundation, where he combines his three passions: education, football and working to forge a better future for young people. He also directs the Macri Foundation, where he focuses on the future of Argentina on topics such as education, innovation with social impact and climate change, and the environment.
Macri is a Civil Engineer from Universidad Católica (Argentina), and studied executive courses in economics, finance and management at Columbia University and the Wharton School of Business from the University of Pennsylvania.
