Franco Parisi

Franco Aldo Parisi Fernández (born 25 August 1967)[1] is a Chilean business engineer and economist.

He received recognition for doing radio and television programs about economy along with his brother Antonino Parisi, and has been nicknamed "the economist of the people".

[6] In November 2021 he reached the third place of votes in the first round of the presidential elections, behind José Antonio Kast and Gabriel Boric.

[7] Parisi had refrained from visiting Chile for several years, reportedly due to an outstanding warrant related to unpaid child support.

[17] During 2011, following a controversy with local retailer La Polar, Parisi made several appearances in Chilean radio and television and his economy phenomena explanations in colloquial terms started to become his trademark.

[27] On 16 June 1996, he married Laura Lee Campbell in Clarke, Georgia, United States;[1] the couple divorced on 5 January 2009.