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Martin Shkreli

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Martin Shkreli (; born March 17, 1983) is an American investor and businessman. Shkreli is the co-founder of the hedge funds Elea Capital, MSMB Capital Management, and MSMB Healthcare, the co-founder and former CEO of pharmaceutical firms Retrophin and Turing Pharmaceuticals, and the former CEO of start-up software company Gödel Systems, which he founded in August 2016. In September 2015, Shkreli was widely criticized when Turing obtained the manufacturing license for the antiparasitic drug Daraprim and raised its price to insurance companies from $13.50 to $750.00 (USD) per pill. In 2017, Shkreli was convicted in federal court on two counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Shkreli is the 884th most popular businessperson (down from 823rd in 2024), the 18,434th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,284th in 2019) and the 317th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Martin Shkreli ranks 884 out of 847. Before him are Dick Costolo, David O. Sacks, Katherine Maher, Sarah Jane Brown, Chanda Kochhar, and Tony Hsieh. After him are Dan Gilbert, Kate Scott, Matt Mullenweg, Jillian Michaels, Dave McCormick, and Brian Chesky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Martin Shkreli ranks 1,045. Before him are Dmytro Hrachov, Daniel Hubmann, Ángel Dealbert, Steve Morabito, Gary O'Neil, and Richard Adjei. After him are Obina, Miranda Lambert, Conny Waßmuth, Jonas Olsson, Daishi Kato, and Anja Huber.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Martin Shkreli ranks 18,442 out of 20,380. Before him are Glenn Eller (1982), Shane Van Dyke (1979), Ross Thomas (1981), Abby Elliott (1987), Sarah Hendrickson (1994), and Tony Hsieh (1973). After him are Joe Kleine (1962), Maia Reficco (2000), Joe Scally (2002), Paul Tibbitt (1968), Miranda Lambert (1983), and Dan Gilbert (1962).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Martin Shkreli ranks 317. Before him are Sara Blakely (1971), Huda Kattan (1983), Tom Steyer (1957), Dick Costolo (1963), Katherine Maher (1983), and Tony Hsieh (1973). After him are Dan Gilbert (1962), Matt Mullenweg (1984), Jillian Michaels (1974), Dave McCormick (1965), Brian Chesky (1981), and Greg Brockman (1987).

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