Cristina Junqueira
$1.68B
as of 10/04/24
About Cristina Junqueira
Cristina Junqueira was 30 years old in 2013 when she cofounded Brazil-based Nubank, now the world's most valuable digital bank.
She ran Brazilian bank Itaú's largest credit card division before leaving the job to start Nubank alongside cofounders David Vélez and Edward Wible.
A trained engineer, she also holds an MBA from Northwestern University.
She briefly became a billionaire when Nubank debuted--as Nu Holdings--on the New York Stock Exchange in December 2021 at a valuation exceeding $50 billion.
She owns nearly 3% of Nubank.
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Citizenship
BrazilSource of wealth
fintechResidence
São Paulo, BrazilMarital status
MarriedBirth date
09/15/82 (age 42)Number of children
2Education
Master of Business Administration, Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management; Bachelor of Engineering, Universidade de Sao PauloSelf-made
self-madeCristina Junqueira’s fortune is worth
28K
troy ounces of gold
26K
median U.S. household
17K
median U.S. income
0.034%
U.S. credit card volume
0.007%
GDP of the United States
0.005%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Junqueira signed the papers for Nubank's $15 million Series A from her hospital bed while she was in labor with her first child in 2014.
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