{{short description|Peruvian businessman|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Alex Fort Brescia | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = Alex Paul Gaston Fort Brescia<ref name="bloombergalexpaulgaston">{{cite web|title=Alex Paul Gaston Fort Brescia|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/1733626-alex-paul-gaston-fort-brescia|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=December 25, 2017}}</ref> | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | alma_mater = Williams College<br/>Columbia Business School | employer = | occupation = Businessman | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | political_party = | boards = | spouse = | children = | parents = Rosa Brescia Cafferata<br/>Paul Fort | relatives = Fortunato Brescia Tassano <small>(grandfather)</small><br/>Mario Brescia Cafferata <small>(uncle)</small><br/>Pedro Brescia Cafferata <small>(uncle)</small><br/>Ana Maria Brescia Cafferata <small>(aunt)</small><br/>Laurinda Hope Spear <small>(sister-in-law)</small> }} '''Alex Fort Brescia''' (October 16, 1957, in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian businessman. He is the co-chairman of Grupo Breca, a family conglomerate, and BBVA Continental, a Peruvian bank.
==Biography== Alex Fort Brescia was born into the billionaire Brescia family. His Italian-born grandfather, Fortunato Brescia Tassano, founded Grupo Breca, a real estate company-turned-conglomerate. His mother, Rosa Brescia Cafferata, is a billionaire heiress.<ref name="forbesprofilerosa">{{cite web|title=Rosa Brescia Cafferata|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rosa-brescia-cafferata/|website=Forbes|accessdate=December 25, 2017}}</ref> His brother, Bernardo Fort Brescia, is an architect.
Fort Brescia graduated from Williams College and earned a master in business administration from the Columbia Business School.<ref name="worldeconomicforumbio">{{cite web|title=Alex Fort Brescia|url=https://www.weforum.org/people/alex-fort|website=World Economic Forum|accessdate=December 25, 2017}}</ref>
Fort Brescia is the co-chairman of Grupo Breca, his family conglomerate, since 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prensa 2 |date=2023-10-12 |title=Grupo Breca: Conoce a la familia más rica del Perú y sus exitosas empresas |url=https://www.peru-retail.com/grupo-breca-conoce-a-la-familia-mas-rica-del-peru-y-sus-exitosas-empresas/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Perú Retail |language=es}}</ref> He is also the chairman of BBVA Continental, a Peruvian bank.<ref name="worldeconomicforumbio"/> Additionally, he is the chairman of the insurance company Rímac Seguros, as well as B1 Capital Partners and Melon.<ref name="worldeconomicforumbio"/> He serves on the boards of directors of Tasa, Minsur, Intursa, CPPQ, Exsa and Urbanova.<ref name="worldeconomicforumbio"/>
Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Directors of APORTA, a social impact entity of Grupo Breca.
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