Eduardo della Maggiora
Eduardo della Maggiora | |
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| Born | October 10, 1980 |
| Education | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, Social Entrepreneur, Triathlete |
| Known for | World Champion runner-up of the Ironman 70.3 World Championships Finisher of the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii |
| Notable work | Founder & CEO of Betterfly Founder & CEO of Burn To Give founder |
| Spouse | Paloma Fernandez Bossonney |
| Children | Mia and Max |
| Website | edellamaggiora |
Eduardo della Maggiora (born October 10, 1980, Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean triathlete and businessman.
He is a two-time world champion runner-up in his category at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships, as well as a three-time finisher of the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.
In 2014 he was named one of Chile's “100 leaders under 35” by El Mercurio[1] and in 2020 he was named “Entrepreneur of the Year 2019” by UDD.[2]
He is the founder and chief executive officer of Burn to Give.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Upon graduation as an industrial engineer in 2004, he began his career working at J.P. Morgan.[4][5] In 2013 he quit and moved to Africa, to work as a volunteer teaching English and Mathematics to primary school students in Moshi, Tanzania.[6][7][8]
In 2014 he founded PIC Parks, a platform that preserves natural parks and ecosystems using crowdfunding.[9][10]
In August 2014, he founded Tyndall Group, an investment banking boutique focused on mergers and acquisitions. In 2017 Tyndall Group was named Best boutique investment bank in Latin America by Global Finance Magazine.[11]
In 2014 he was named one of Chile's “100 leaders under 35” by El Mercurio.[1]
In March 2018, he founded Burn to Give, a socially driven platform that transforms healthy lifestyles into positive social impact .[12][13][14][8][15]
In April 2019, he was appointed chief executive officer of the organizing committee of the Santiago 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games.[5][16][17]
In 2019 he was selected as Endeavor Entrepreneur at the 90th Endeavor International Selection Panel in Atlanta, USA.[18]
In 2020 he was named “Entrepreneur of the Year 2019” by Universidad del Desarrollo, in the “Social Entrepreneur” category.[2]
Ironman triathlon
[edit]On October 10, 2015, he competes for the first time in Ironman Kona, in Hawaii.[19] A year later, he qualifies to represent Chile at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Mooloolaba, Australia finishing as a world champion runner-up in his category.[20] In November 2016, he wins his category and finishes third overall at Ironman Panama City in Florida, USA.[21]
In September 2017, he finishes once again as a world champion runner-up in his category, representing Chile at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[22] A month later, he finishes sixth in his category representing Chile at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.[23]
In October 2018, he competes once again in Hawaii and finishes as the second fastest Latin American overall, with the best Chilean finish time ever in his category.[24][23]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Eduardo della Maggiora : Red de Líderes Jóvenes". www.redlideres.cl. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- ^ a b "FEN entregó el XX Premio al Espíritu Emprendedor". Universidad del Desarrollo (in European Spanish). 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- ^ "La exitosa aplicación de un triatleta chileno que transforma calorías en comida". CNN Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- ^ Valeria, Marco. "Chileno la rompe con aplicacion que tansforma calorías en comida". Las Ultimas noticias (in Spanish). p. 34.
- ^ a b "Triathlete Chosen as CEO of Santiago 2023". aroundtherings.com. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "El banquero que dio un brusco giro a su vida". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "Eduardo della Maggiora: la cruzada solidaria de un Ingeniero UC en África". Ingeniería UC. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ a b "El banquero que creó una app para donar comida cuando alguien adelgaza". www.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "Eduardo della Maggiora : Red de Líderes Jóvenes". www.redlideres.cl. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "PIC, pequeños Tompkins". Revista Capital (in Spanish). 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ Kroll, Karen (April 6, 2017). "Global Finance Magazine - Focused For Advantage". Global Finance Magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- ^ "Chivas Venture offers $1m funding to social enterprises - Burn To Give". realbusiness.co.uk. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "La exitosa aplicación de un triatleta chileno que transforma calorías en comida". CNN Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "Burn to Give lanza nueva versión de su App para incentivar a los usuarios a llevar una vida sana y activa". Revista Capital (in Spanish). 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "Chileno fue destacado entre los 20 mejores emprendedores sociales a nivel global". CNN Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "Cuando el juego se hace verdadero". Revista Capital (in Spanish). 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ ""Sera el evento deportivo mas grande que se ha organizado en nuestro país"". NexNews (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "Endeavor Selects 37 Entrepreneurs from 15 Markets at the 90th International Selection Panel in Atlanta". Endeavor. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- ^ "Results: IRONMAN World Championship". ironaman.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ Ohlsen, Jakob. "Eduardo Dellamaggiora | Ironman 70.3 Mooloolaba 2016". www.endurance-data.com. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "Sportstats - Race Results". www.sportstats.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ Ohlsen, Jakob. "Eduardo Della Maggiora | Ironman 70.3 WC Chattanooga Men 2017". www.endurance-data.com. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ a b "Results: Ironman World Championship". ironman.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "Histórica actuación de los chilenos en Hawaii". trichile.cl. Retrieved 2019-11-06.