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Brett Perlmutter

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As seen in: The Washington Post, Washington Post Opinions
Investor. Founder & Former Head of @Google Cuba. @McKinsey, @Cambridge_Uni, @Penn, Coloradan, @Forbes #30under30

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Brett Perlmutter’s Biography

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Brett Perlmutter is a strategic investor operating at the intersection of geopolitics, technology, and capital. Previously, Brett founded and led Google Cuba, where he negotiated the first-ever internet infrastructure agreements between the United States and Cuba alongside Eric Schmidt, enabling uncensored access to platforms like YouTube for the Cuban people. He launched the country’s first high-speed connectivity initiative—announced by President Obama—and played a key role in the U.S.–Cuba d…

Brett Perlmutter’s Journalist Portfolio

Opinion | What happens if Latin America bleeds Chinese tech

Opinion | What happens if Latin America bleeds Chinese tech

U.S. must offer the region a democratic alternative before Beijing's technology becomes entrenched.

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Opinion | A crisis 90 miles offshore should spur U.S. business leaders to action

Opinion | A crisis 90 miles offshore should spur U.S. business leaders to action

Americans can help alleviate the suffering of the Cuban people without aiding their government.

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Trust as Infrastructure: Signing the First-ever U.S.-Cuba Internet Agreements

Trust as Infrastructure: Signing the First-ever U.S.-Cuba Internet Agreements

Brett Perlmutter and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt sign the first internet infrastructure agreement …

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A crisis 90 miles offshore should spur U.S. business leaders to action

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By Richard Branson, Brett Perlmutter
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By Richard Branson and Brett Perlmutter Richard Branson is the co-founder of Virgin Group. Brett Perlmutter is an investor and former head of Google Cuba. The standoff between the United States and Cuba is taking a disturbing toll on ordinary Cubans. New research from the Center for Economic and Policy Research shows that infant mortality in Cuba has more than doubled since 2018, from roughly four deaths per 1,000 live births to nearly 10 today.
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What happens if Latin America bleeds Chinese tech

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By Brett Perlmutter, Michele Caruso-Cabrera
| Washington Post Opinions
What happens if Latin America bleeds Chinese tech (washingtonpost.com) What happens if Latin America bleeds Chinese tech By Brett Perlmutter; Michele Caruso-Cabrera 2025090411301700 As U.S. warships patrol off the coast of Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro, addressing a crowd, holds up a Huawei phone given to him by Xi Jinping and pretends to call up the Chinese leader. "Ni hao, xie xie," he says in broken Mandarin.
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Awards

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Forbes 30 Under 30

2016
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University of Pennsylvania Alumni Award of Excellence

2023

Awarded top alumni award for professional achievement and service to the University of Pennsylvania

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Kent Denver School Distinguished Alumni Award

2017

Recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of our alumni who demonstrate extraordinary distinction and success in fields of endeavor, commitment to community service and/or exceptional leadership in one's community while successfully carrying forward 'excellence in scholarship and character

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