Martín Migoya

Martín Migoya (born February 21, 1968) is an Argentine technology entrepreneur, best known as the co-founder and CEO of Globant, a digital transformation company, and the first Latin American software company to list on the New York Stock Exchange.
==Early life and education==
Migoya was born and raised in La Plata, Argentina. As the son of an entrepreneur, Migoya had an early exposure to the business environment. He studied electronic engineering at the public National University of La Plata, and later pursued an MBA at University of CEMA in Buenos Aires.
==Career==
Migoya began the early period of his career as a project manager at Argentina’s state oil company, YPF. In 2001, his native Argentina suffered one of the worst economic crises of its history, involving political turmoil and a virtual meltdown of economic activity. In its aftermath, Migoya met with three of his friends - Guibert Englebienne, Néstor Nocetti and Martín Umaran - in a local pub and began discussing how to reinvent themselves and their careers in the face of such upheaval. At a time when businesses, entrepreneurs and foreign investors were leaving the country, they went against the sentiment of their community and mentors and decided to create a technology company based in Argentina that would sell software worldwide.
Globant’s first client was British travel website lastminute.com, providing website management. In its first year as a business, Globant made $3 million in revenue, surpassing Migoya's initial estimate of $500,000. In 2006, Globant landed a contract with Google, making it the first company to design software for Google outside the Googleplex.
On July 18, 2014, shares of Globant began trading on the New York Stock Exchange for $10. Globant’s IPO marked the first Latin American software company ever to list on the NYSE. The company has since grown in employees, revenue, profit, as well as range of the services and platforms it offers to its clients, who have included the Walt Disney Company, Southwest Airlines, Electronic Arts and the Coca-Cola Company.
As one of the few Argentine entrepreneurs to lead a global company, he was recognized with a Konex Award in 2008 and a Platinum Konex Award in 2018.
==Other business interests==
In addition to serving as Globant's chairman and CEO, Martín Migoya was also behind the founding of the coding school Digital House. He serves on the board of the Endeavor Argentina, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting, mentoring and funding start-up entrepreneurs in Argentina. Globant itself received investment from Endeavor Global during its pre-IPO growth, and Endeavor co-founder Linda Rottenberg currently sits on Globant's board of directors.
He has co-authored two books, "The Never-Ending Digital Journey" and "Embracing the Power of AI".
==Personal life==
Martín is a lifelong musician and leads the band Sonic Diamonds. He resides in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay. He is married and has three sons.
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