Ernesto Bertarelli

Entrepreneur

Birthday September 22, 1965

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Italy

Age 58 years old

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About

Italian-born Swiss billionaire and entrepreneur who inherited Serono, a pharmaceutical company that his grandfather founded.

Before Fame

He graduated from Babson College in 1989 and earned an MBA at Harvard Business School in 1993.

Trivia

He made billions for his company by switching its focus from pharmaceuticals to biotechnology and for discovering a natural hormone used in the treatment of female infertility.

Family Life

He married former 1988 Miss UK and songwriter Kirsty Roper in 2000. They had three children together.

Associated With

He was named Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur by French President Jacques Chirac in 2003 in recognition of his various successes.