Gregory wilpert biography

Gregory Wilpert is a German activist and founder of Venezuelanalysis.com, a website supportive of Hugo Chávez's Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela.^[1] He has been described as "perhaps the most prominent Chavista".^[2] He is currently an editor at the Institute for New Economic Thinking.^[3]

Education

In 1988, Wilpert graduated from UC-San Diego with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology.

He later graduated with a doctorate in sociology from Brandeis University in 1994.^[4]

Career

Venezuelanalysis.com

Further information: Venezuelanalysis.com

In 2000, Wilpert moved to Caracas, Venezuela, with his Venezuelan wife, Carol Delgado.^[4] In 2003, Wilpert founded Venezuelanalysis with one of the founders of Aporrea, Martin Sanchez, who set up the "technical side" of the English-language site.^[1] The set up of Venezuelanalysis was aided by Chávez's government.^[5] In 2008, Green Left Weekly describ About us - Venezuelanalysis, carousel DYCE