Ale Resnik

Alejandro Resnik

Ale Resnik, CEO Beepi
Born April 18, 1982
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Residence Palo Alto, California
Nationality Argentine and American
Alma mater Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Instituto Tecnologico de Buenos Aires, ORT
Occupation Entrepreneur
Known for CEO and Co-Founder, Beepi

Alejandro “Ale” Resnik is an Argentine-born American serial entrepreneur who is the CEO and co-founder of Beepi, a peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling automobiles.[1] Beepi is the fourth company founded by Resnik; in 2014, Resnik was named a Top Innovator Under 35 by the MIT Technology Review.[2]

Early life and education

Resnik was raised in Argentina and at the age of 18, he founded his first start up, a domain registrar named LatinDominios.com.[3][4] In 2000, he received an undergraduate degree in Information Technology from ORT in Argentina and in 2006, a degree in industrial engineering from the Buenos Aires Institute of Technology (Instituto Tecnologico de Buenos Aires).[2] In 2011, Resnik entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in 2013, graduated with an MBA from the Sloan School of Management in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Track.[3]

Career

Global Vitamins

In 2005, Resnik founded Global Vitamins, LTD, and became its CEO. The subscription-based e-commerce company, which sold vitamins and nutritional supplements directly to consumers, marketed to clients in Latin America and Europe. Resnik sold the 75-person company in 2011 to attend MIT.[2][4]

Beepi

His second firm, Beepi, is a "peer-to-peer" online used-car marketplace.[5][6][7]

Awards

Top Innovator Under 35 by the MIT Technology Review in 2014.[2] A jury member for the MIT Technology Review prize said the Resnik had created "an innovative model and disruptor for the American market" and added that the Beepi project has contributed "innovation in the field of electronic commerce." [8]

In 2015, Resnik was named by Pulse to the LinkedIn "New Wave List" of the top 10 professionals under 35 influencing "what and how we drive."[9][10]

MIT Legatum Fellowship for Development and Entrepreneurship; "Global Young Jewish Leader" by the State of Israel for work on Future Generations Program of the World Jewish Congress Latin America.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Lawler, Ryan (September 5, 2014). "Peer-To-Peer Auto Marketplace Beepi Adds A ‘Prime’ Option, Now Shipping To 140 Cities". Techcrunch.com. TechCrunch. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Alejandro Resnik: Top Innovator Under 35". MIT Technology Review. MIT. November 12, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "MIT Sloan Newsroom". MIT.edu. MIT. October 31, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Herrera, Clarissa (October 15, 2014). "Beepi o cómo conseguir USD 60 M en seis meses para transformar la compra-venta de autos". Pulso Social. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ Manjoo, Farhad (April 22, 2015). "An Online Tune-Up for the Used-Car Marketplace". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ Chapman, Lizette (October 7, 2014). "The Wall Street Journal". Beepi raises $60 million to sell used cars to the smart. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ della Cava, Marco (April 8, 2015). "Beepi brings Uber-like ease to used-car shopping". USA Today. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  8. ↑ Sanchez, Maria (November 12, 2014). "Innovadores Menores de 35 / Alejandro Resnki, 32". MIT Technology Review in Spanish. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Next Wave: Automotive". Linked In Pulse. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  10. ↑ Roth, Daniel (8 September 2015). "Meet the LinkedIn Next Wave: 150 Professionals 35 & Under Who are Changing Business for the Better". Linked In Pulse. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "MIT.edu". MIT.edu. MIT. 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
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