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Margarita Herdocia
Margarita Herdocia

Margarita Herdocia

About

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First Name:
Margarita
Last Name:
Herdocia
Title and Organization:
President & CEO, Genesis
Bio:
Margarita Herdocia describes herself as “ a lucky daughter of two amazing parents, and a mother blessed with three great gifts from God: her three loving sons”. Margarita leads her Family Office which invests in and manages a diverse portfolio of financial, technology, health care, AI & Behavior Modification, restaurants, and general services around the world. She has also led projects in residential & commercial real estate, including Citi Tower at Acropolis in the Dominican Republic, and duty free zones in Costa Rica. Margarita believes that “one of my life missions is to create happy & secure jobs” and with that aim she has led for the past decade restaurant chains of TGIFridays, KFC & Pizza Hut. Her latest endeavor is partnering with a Henry Crown classmate to form a fast food chain, PLNT BURGER Margarita is very involved in Young Presidents' Organization (YPO Gold) and in several philanthropic initiatives and NGOs, including "Ticos y Nicas: Somos Hermanos” & its star project HUG (Humanitarian University Grants) which gives scholarships to Nicaraguan students fleeing the violence in their homeland; Fundacion UBUNTU which finances several charity organizations in Nicaragua; ADA, Amigos del Aprendizaje; and Democracy Lab, a think tank that promotes improvements in political systems around the world; & Peace Builders, which teaches Meditation, Self Awareness & Violence Reduction inside Prisons. Margarita attended Duke University and Columbia University's Barnard College, and graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Political Science and Psychology, and a Minor in Economics; she is currently a study group leader at the Harvard Business School/YPO MBA program. Margarita is a member of the 2005 class of Henry Crown Fellows and is a Moderator for CALI

Fellowship Program

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Program Membership:
Henry Crown Fellowship Program

Class

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Fellowship Class Name:
Class IX: 2005 9th Symphony Class


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