Eduardo Saverin

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Eduardo Saverin
Eduardo Saverin CHINICT.JPG
Saverin at the CHINICT conference
on May 25, 2012
Born Eduardo Luiz Saverin
(1982-03-19) 19 March 1982 (age 42)
São Paulo, Brazil
Residence Singapore
Ethnicity Jewish
Citizenship Brazilian[1][2] American (Formerly)
Alma mater Harvard University (B.A., Economics, 2006)
Known for Co-founder of Facebook
Net worth Increase US $7.2 billion (November 22, 2015)[3]
Website www.facebook.com/saverin

Eduardo Luiz Saverin[4][5][6] (Portuguese pronunciation: [eduˈaɾdu luˈis ˈsaveɾĩ]) is a Brazilian internet entrepreneur, economist and angel investor.[7] Saverin is one of the co-founders of Facebook.[8] As of 2015, he owns 53 million Facebook shares[9] (approximately 0.4% of all outstanding shares) and has a net worth of $7.2 billion, according to Forbes. He has also invested in early-stage startups such as Qwiki[10] and Jumio.[11]

According to Saverin, he renounced his American citizenship in September 2011 because of his "interest in working and living in Singapore" where he has been since 2009.[12] He also saved an estimated $700 million in capital gains taxes; this generated some media attention and controversy.[7][13][14][15]

Family and early life

Eduardo Saverin was born in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, to a wealthy Jewish Brazilian family,[16][17][18][19] and his family later moved to Rio de Janeiro. Saverin's father, Roberto Saverin, was an industrialist working in clothing, shipping, and real estate.[20] His mother, Paula, was a psychologist and he has two siblings.[21] His Romanian-born grandfather, Eugenio Saverin, is the founder of Tip Top, a chain of kidswear retail shops.[21] In 1993, the family emigrated to the US, settling in Miami, Florida.[22]

Education

Saverin attended Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami, and went on to Harvard University, where he was a member of the Phoenix S.K. Club as well as president of the Harvard Investment Association. While an undergraduate at Harvard, Saverin took advantage of Brazil's lax insider trading regulations and made $300,000 via strategic investments in the oil industry.[20][23][24] In 2006, Saverin graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in economics.[citation needed] He is a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity (Eta Psi chapter of Harvard University).[citation needed]

Career

Facebook

During his junior year at Harvard, Saverin met fellow Harvard undergraduate, sophomore Mark Zuckerberg. Noting the lack of a dedicated social networking website for Harvard students, the two worked together to launch The Facebook in 2004. As co-founder, Saverin held the role of chief financial officer and business manager.[better source needed][25]

On May 15, 2012 Business Insider obtained and released an exclusive email from Zuckerberg detailing how he cut Saverin from Facebook and diluted his stake.[26]

A lawsuit filed by Facebook against Saverin and a countersuit filed by Saverin against Facebook[clarification needed] were settled out of court. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed and the company affirmed Saverin's title as co-founder of Facebook. Saverin signed a non-disclosure contract after the settlement.[27]

Renunciation of US citizenship

Saverin has lived in Singapore since 2009.[28][29] According to Saverin, in September 2011 he renounced his U.S. citizenship because of his "interest in working and living in Singapore";[12] he also reduced the capital gains taxes he would have paid after the Facebook IPO.[7][13][14] The Wall Street Journal estimated the tax savings at over $700 million.[15]

After losing his US citizenship, Saverin had to pay an expatriation tax equivalent to the 15% capital gains tax at the marked-to-market value of his stock holdings at the time of ~$50/share × 53 million shares.[9]

In response, Senator Chuck Schumer introduced the Ex-PATRIOT Act, which would have imposed additional taxes on former US citizens, but the bill died in committee.[30][31][32] Since 1996, the Reed Amendment makes former citizens inadmissible to the United States if the Attorney General determines that they gave up citizenship to avoid taxation; however, it is difficult to enforce in practice.[33] Reed Amendment author Jack Reed wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano to urge that Saverin be barred from entering the United States, but as of 2015, he has not applied for a visa to reenter the U.S.[citation needed]

Aporta

In 2010, Saverin and Mexican entrepreneur Aldo Alvarez co-founded Aporta, an online portal for charity.[34][35][36][37]

Depictions in media

The 2010 film The Social Network depicts the relationship between Saverin and Zuckerberg from their creation of Facebook to Saverin's legal action against Zuckerberg. Actor Andrew Garfield's portrayal of Saverin was met with critical acclaim, receiving nominations such as the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.[38]

Personal life

Saverin met Elaine Andriejanssen, an Indonesian-Chinese woman who was educated at Raffles Girls' School and comes from a family which runs several businesses[39] in Massachusetts. On March 27, 2014, they became engaged and were married on June 25, 2015, in the French Riviera.[40][41]

He denied the reports he was going to marry Rachel Kum and claimed that he's never even dated her.[42]

References

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  11. Wauters, Robin, "Exclusive: Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin Leads $6.5M Round For Jumio", TechCrunch, Thursday, March 17, 2011
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  37. http://www.expoknews.com/co-fundador-de-facebook-invierte-en-portal-filantropico-en-mexico/
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