Guilherme Benchimol

$1.34B

as of 01/25/25

About Guilherme Benchimol

Guilherme Benchimol is the founder of XP Inc., a Brazilian financial services firm that went public in December 2019 in the U.S.

XP Inc. has grown popular by focusing its products and services on clients with little investing experience.

Benchimol founded XP in 2001 after being fired from a brokerage firm in southern Brazil, with initial capital of approximately $2,000.

Through the XP Institute, Benchimol aims to offer free education to 50 million Brazilians over the next 10 years.

In 2021, he stepped down from his position as the CEO of XP Inc.; he remains its chairman.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Brazil

Source of wealth

financial services

Residence

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Marital status

Married

Birth date

07/07/76 (age 48)

Number of children

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Economics, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Self-made

self-made