Marcelo Claure is a global entrepreneur and investor. He is Partner and Co-Chairman of Brightstar Capital Partners, an investment firm focused on driving value creation through operational transformation and AI deployment. He also serves as Chairman of Bicycle Capital, Latin America’s leading growth equity fund, and CEO of Claure Group, a multi-billion-dollar investment firm deploying proprietary capital across sectors. Claure is the largest independent shareholder of T-Mobile. A passionate soccer investor, Claure owns Club Bolívar (Bolivia) and co-owns Girona FC (Spain) and New York City FC (USA) with City Football Group. Previously, he was CEO of SoftBank Group International, where he managed a portfolio of over 40 companies. He led the turnaround of Sprint as CEO and its landmark merger with T-Mobile, creating the world’s most valuable telecom company. He began his career by founding Brightstar, which became world’s largest wireless distribution and services company.