Santiago Bilinkis is one of the pioneers of tech entrepreneurship in Argentina. He co-founded Officenet in 1997, several years before the rise of unicorns like Mercado Libre, Globant, and OLX. In the process, he experienced all stages of business development, from the very beginning starting with the idea to startup, and then to becoming the CEO of a leading company in Argentina and Brazil, which was eventually acquired by Staples, the largest company in the world in its industry. The story of Officenet was the subject of two case studies at Harvard Business School and one at Columbia University.
Over the last 15 years, Santiago has become an influential thinker and author, as well as one of the leading technology expert and communicator in the Spanish-speaking world. He has published three books, hosts radio and podcast segments, and creates content for major social media platforms. As a digital creator, he was nominated for a Martín Fierro award and won the Spanish ÍDOLO 2024 award in the Science, Culture, and Technology category. He was also named a Distinguished Personality in Science and Technology by the City of Buenos Aires, received the Sarmiento Award from the Argentine Senate, and the Konex Award for the most innovative entrepreneurs of the decade. His content reaches tens of millions of people every month via YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Spotify. His distinctive trademark is finding simple and entertaining ways to address complex topics to stimulate curiosity and critical thinking.
He holds a degree in Economics with a gold medal from the University of San Andrés. He is married and has three children.