Marcelo Kosec, manager of De Larrobla y Asociados; Gabriel Colla, president of Infocorp; Gerald Cohen, Information Builders, Inc.; Frank E. Baxter, U.S. ambassador to Uruguay; Breogan Gonda, president of Artech.

During a visit to Uruguay for personal reasons, Information Builders CEO Gerald Cohen had the opportunity to reach out to his Uruguayan software industry counterparts during a luncheon in his honor at the residence of U.S. Ambassador Frank E. Baxter. Mr. Cohen noted the global computer industry has substantial room for growth and that Uruguay has the talented population international investors seek when they consider establishing high technology operations in foreign countries. He also told his guests that he sees every reason to be optimistic about Uruguay and its high tech future, based on the natural beauty of this country and the exceptionally polite people he has met during his trip here.

In welcoming Mr. Cohen, Ambassador Baxter stated, “Uruguay’s attraction as the potential software and financial center of MERCOSUR received a boost today, due to the visit of Gerald Cohen.”

Gerald Cohen is the founder of Information Builders (IBI), one of the largest and oldest software firms headquartered in New York City. He also serves as chairman of the New York Software Association (NYSIA), a trade group dedicated to the advancement of that industry in New York. Mr. Cohen holds a BS in engineering from the City University of New York, a Masters Degree in operations research from Colombia University, and a Masters Degree in Liberal Studies from the St. Johns College of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Mr. Cohen received the New York City Technologist of the Year Award from then-New York mayor Rudolf Giuliani in 2000. He is committed to maintaining New York's status as a thriving technology center.