He is one of the wealthiest individuals in Peru; As of 2023[update] Forbes estimates his net worth to be US$1.5 billion.
In 1983, he received a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and in 1988, an MBA from Tuck School of Business.
[4] Since 1995, he has been chairman and CEO of Intercorp; managing general partner of Nexus Group; chairman of Interbank, and a director of Royalty Pharma, Casa Andina, Interseguro, Supermercados Peruanos, Inteligo Bank, InRetail, Innova Schools, and NG Restaurants.
[2] In August 2011, Bloomberg considered him one of the 8 "hidden billionaires" in the world, until, in March 2012, Forbes magazine placed him on the list of the richest.2 That same year he founded InRetail, a holding company which manages supermarkets (Supermercados Peruanos), shopping centers (Real Plaza) and pharmacies (InkaFarma).
[5][6] He is married to Gabriela Perez Rocchietti,[7] they have two children, and live mainly in New York City.