Jaime Gilinski Bacal (born 14 December 1957) is a Colombian banker, investor, and real estate developer.

[1] In the 1990s, Gilinski acquired the Colombian assets of BCCI (Bank of Credit and Commerce International) for a nominal sum after its global collapse.

[4] In May 2012, HSBC announced the sale of its Latin American operations (Colombia, Peru, Paraguay) to Banco GNB Sudameris for $400 million in cash.

[citation needed] In September 2013, Banco Sabadell announced that Gilinski became its largest shareholder as the anchor investor in a US$1.8 billion capital raise.

[citation needed] The Gilinski group also owns Yupi, a snack food company in Latin America, and exports to nine countries.

[7][8] In November 2021, Gilinski in partnership with Abu Dhabi launched a takeover bid for control of Grupo Nutresa, one the largest food processing companies in Latin America.

Shortly after, Gilinski launched a public tender offer to acquire up to 31.5% of Grupo Sura, one of the largest financial conglomerates in Latin America.

Jaime Gilinski and his partners Ian and Richard Livingstone beat 16 other international firms in a competition to develop the project.

This gift will establish the Raquel and Jaime Gilinski Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at Mount Sinai.

The new gift will support capital projects and renovations to elevate care and services in women’s health at The Mount Sinai Hospital.