Andrés Benkö, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Andrés Benkö

founder and president of the Universidad Americana, Paraguay

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1943

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Profession: writer, businessperson, economist

Nationality: Paraguay

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Andrés José Benkö Kapuváry, born December 2, 1943) is the founder of the Universidad Americana (1994) and was president from 1994 to 2013.
He previously served as the President of INCADE y Ofor Consultores (1983–1994) and as Manager of Fundación Chile (1979–1982).
As the chief executive of Universidad Americana, Benkö represents the university nationally and abroad, while he continues to teach in the MBA program.
From 2000–2004, Universidad Americana was listed among "The Best Latin American Universities" and named "The Best University in Paraguay" by the Latin American magazine América Economía. Benkö is a prolific author and has written articles for the books MBA International Business ("Leadership and Knowledge Management") (Peru, 2004) and Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuelas de Administración ("Leadership for Professional Success") (Mexico, 2002).
In collaboration with Paraguay's Ministry of Justice and National Secretary of Youth, Benkö also works to help underserved youth and prison inmates, awarding 100 scholarships to poor students with talent funded by the Office of the First Lady)