Eduardo Hochschild

Hochschild is the son of Ana Beeck Navarro and Luis Hochschild Plaut.^[2] His father founded Cementos Pacasmayo;^[2] co-founded the Tecnologia Superior University (TECSUP [es]) with his brother-in-law, Rodolfo Beeck Navarro;^[2] and is a cousin of Hernán Hochschild [es], president of Sociedad Nacional de Minería.^[3] His great-uncle, Moritz Hochschild, founded Hochschild Mining;^[1] and his great-uncle, Sali Hochschild, founded Compania Minera y Comercial Sali Hochschild S.A.^[4] In 1987, he graduated from the Tufts University School of Engineering with a degree in Engineering Physics. He then went to work for the family business as a mine safety assistant.^[1] In 1998, his father was killed in a kidnapping attempt^[5] and Eduardo assumed leadership of both companies.^[2]

He is married to attorney Mariana Correa Sabogal,^[6] daughter of Gustavo Correa Miller and Dolores Sabogal Morzán; and the niece of former Peruvian first lady Violeta Correa [es] and former Foreign Minister of Peru, Javier Correa Elías [es]. They have 4 children: Alexia, Theodora, Kraft Michelle.^[6] In May 2022, Nicolas Hochschild was appointed Non-Executive Director of the board of Hochschild Mining ^[7]

As of October 2021, per Forbes magazine, he has a net worth of US$1.1B.^[1]