Continents Seven (Tapa blanda)

Diego López Domínguez (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Spain; 1981) defines himself as an adventurer; an entrepreneur; and an advocate of globalization. As a sportsman; he is known as ?Global Swimmer;? and recently became World Champion of his category at the ?Ice KM? during the Ice Swimming World Championship held in March 2019 in Murmansk; Russia; within the Arctic Circle. During 2018; he established a world record by being the first person to swim the most challenging events in each of the seven continents; including Antarctica. He is the only Spaniard to have completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming (Swim Around Manhattan; English Channel; and Catalina Channel) within a natural year; and swum in the 28°F waters of Antarctica without a wetsuit. As a finance professional; he holds a Bachelor in Economics; a Master?s in Finance from LSE; and is a registered investment banker in the United States. After 12 years working for major consulting firms in the world?s main financial centers; including Madrid; Milan; London; Qatar; Abu Dhabi; Hong Kong; Rio de Janeiro; and New York City; Diego incorporated his own advisory boutique; Global SWF; in July 2018. He is one of the few global experts in Sovereign Wealth Funds; and has acted as an external consultant for the World Bank and the United Nations; among other institutions. Diego has lived in eight different countries and visited over 80 of them. He is happily married and lives; for the time being; in Manhattan.