On crises, control and investment from a Mexican business magnate, engineer, investor and philanthropist.
Age: 78
Industry: CEO of Telmex, América Móvil, and Grupo Carso
Net worth: $59.2 billion
Forbes 100 greatest business minds 2019
On Investing:
“Well, when I was very young, maybe 12 years, I began to make investments.”
On Strength in Crisis:
“Any personal crisis – you have to use it to get stronger.”
On Control:
“I buy companies for strategic reasons and operate them.”
Image: Carlos Slim at the WTISD 2014 Award Ceremony / ITU, I.Wood, CC BY 2.0
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