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Alejandro Domínguez
Alejandro Domínguez
	Domínguez in 2022
Born	Alejandro Guillermo Domínguez Wilson–Smith; 25 January 1972 (age 52); Asunción, Paraguay
Alma mater	University of Kansas; Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción"
Occupation	Football administrator
Title	President, CONMEBOL; Vice president and member, FIFA Executive Committee
Term	2016–
Predecessor	Juan Ángel Napout
Parent(s)	Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb; Peggy Wilson–Smith
Website	twitter.com/agdws

Alejandro Guillermo Domínguez Wilson–Smith (born 25 January 1972) is a Paraguayan football administrator, president of CONMEBOL, a vice-president of FIFA and a member of the FIFA Council.

Early life and Education

Domínguez was born on 25 January 1972, the son of Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb (a wealthy businessman and football administrator)^[1]^[2] and Peggy Wilson-Smith.^[3]

Dominguez attended school at Saint Andrews School, located in Asuncion where he held the position of president of the Student Council. Mr. Dominguez graduated high school in 1990. Dominguez holds a major in Economics, and a minor in Business, Latin American Studies from the University of Kansas, in the United States. Moreover, Mr. Dominguez completed his Master's in Business Administration (MBA) at Catholic University of Asunción - Paraguay (UCA), graduating with honors.^[4]

Career

Dominguez began his career as director of the tapas production company Corona Atlántida (1996-1998). He was general manager of the Paraguayan newspaper La Nación (1998-2014) and assumed the presidency of Grupo Nación de Comunicaciones (1999-2014), where he founded the newspaper Crónica and radio 970 AM. He was a member of the board of directors of the Inter-American Press Association (2004-2006), where he was vice president for Paraguay of the Freedom of Expression Commission. ^[5]

Football Administration

Dominguez has a strong connection to football administration via his father Mr. Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb, a former president of a Paraguayan team, Club Olimpia.^[6] His leadership in the football world began in 1997 as a member of the Board of Directors, and later the presidency of the Olimpia Centennial Commission between 2001 and 2002.^[7] Thereafter, Dominguez was appointed vice-president of the Club until 2005.^[8]

Between 2007 and 2014, he held the vice-presidency of the Paraguayan Football Association before becoming President between 2014 and 2016.^[9]

CONMEBOL Presidency

Dominguez was elected president of CONMEBOL in January 2016.^[10] He was the only candidate, after Wilmar Valdez of Uruguay withdrew, and was elected unanimously.^[11]

Dominguez succeeded his close friend, fellow Paraguayan Juan Ángel Napout, who was arrested in Switzerland in December 2015 and extradited to the US.^[11]

Under Dominguez’s presidency, CONMEBOL, returned hundreds of millions of the stolen dollars,^[12] significantly increased prize money on offer for CONMEBOL tournaments,^[13] helped organize vaccines during COVID19,^[14] obtained the anti-bribery management ISO 37001 Certification,^[15] significantly expanded its female football offerings,^[16] awarded the Contest of Good Practices of Transparency first prize by the Anti-Corruption Secretariat of Paraguay,^[17] and improved relationships with UEFA via a strategic alliance.^[18]