He is the president of Roberto Marinho Foundation and vice-president of Grupo Globo.

[1] José Roberto Marinho was born on 26 December 1955 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[2][1] Following the death of his father in 2003, aged 98, he and his brothers inherited control of Grupo Globo, Brazil's largest media group.

[1] He is a current trustee of Rare, an international conservation organization based in the United States.

[3] Marinho is married, with five children, and lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.