# Roberto Souviron

> Roberto Hernán Souviron is an Argentine entrepreneur who co-founded Despegar in 1999 and served as CEO until 2017. He is the founder of Win Win Ventures and has helped establish schools and educational organizations in Argentina, including Argentinos por la Educación and Fundación Estudiar es Mejor.

- **Role:** Founder at Win Win Ventures
- **Organizations:** Despegar, Win Win Ventures, Blue Sky Partners, Endeavor Argentina, Argentinos por la Educación, Fundación Estudiar es Mejor, Colegio Amundsen
- **Nationality:** Argentine
- **Education:** Business administration degree, Universidad de San Andrés, MBA, Duke University, Fuqua School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Despegar and led it for 18 years before its September 2017 NYSE listing., Received the 2018 Konex Diploma al Mérito in business., Co-founded a nonprofit school in Tigre and helped establish Argentinos por la Educación.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1999** — Worked as a consultant at Price Waterhouse and a business strategy analyst at Telecom.
- **1999** — Co-founded Despegar; incorporated August 3, with its website launching December 11.
- **2006** — Co-founded a nonprofit primary and secondary school in Las Tunas, Tigre.
- **2017** — Left the Despegar CEO role after 18 years; helped create Argentinos por la Educación and became its first president.
- **2018** — Received a Konex Diploma al Mérito; Konex dates his founding of Amundsen to this year.
- **2024** — Formally created Fundación Estudiar es Mejor with Jorge Chrestia.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Despegar and led it for 18 years before its September 2017 NYSE listing.
- Received the 2018 Konex Diploma al Mérito in business.
- Co-founded a nonprofit school in Tigre and helped establish Argentinos por la Educación.
- Co-founded Fundación Estudiar es Mejor in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Discussed adaptability, execution and education projects in the EY and LA NACION entrepreneurship series.
- **2025-05** — Prosus completed its acquisition of Despegar, the company he co-founded; he had left the CEO role in 2017.
- **—** — Co-created Fundación Estudiar es Mejor with Jorge Chrestia.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-souviron-4aa776

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