Background
He is the son of Julio Mario Santo Domingo y Pumarejo and his second wife, Colombian socialite Beatrice Dávila.
He is the son of Julio Mario Santo Domingo y Pumarejo and his second wife, Colombian socialite Beatrice Dávila.
He was educated at the Hotchkiss School, followed by a bachelor of arts degree in History from Harvard University.
His work centers on managing his family"s conglomerate, the Santo Domingo Group. He is the chairman of Grupo Empresarial Bavaria South America, a privately owned subsidiary of SABMiller, of which he is vice-chairman for Latin America. Along with said cousin, he is also the managing director of the New York-based Quadrant Capital Advisors, Incorporated.
In 2009, Santo Domingo was elected to the Board of Trustees on the Metropolitan Museum of Artist
He also serves on the Board of Directors of DKMS Americas, a non-profit organization and the largest bone marrow donor center in the world. With over 3.6 million registered donors, Delete Blood Cancer is leading the fight against blood cancer by empowering people to take action, give bone marrow, and save lives.
He is active in the family’s foundation, which is a major player in helping Colombia’s poor. He is also a generous donor and has championed ecological and conservancy causes.
Santo Domingo has a house in Southampton, New New York
During the years he has been seen with several famous socialite girlfriends, which have included heiress Amanda Hearst, editor Karen Larrain and models Eugenia Silva and Julie Henderson. On 14 July 2015 his official engagement to Lady Charlotte Anne Wellesley, daughter of Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington and great-great-granddaughter of the late German emperor Wilhelm II was announced. The wedding is scheduled for early 2016.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Colombia"s Endeavor, an international non-profit development organization that finds and supports high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets and is member of the Latin America Conservation Council of The Nature Conservancy.