Ariel Guarco

Ariel Guarco is President of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA). He was first elected to the position in 2017 and was re-elected for a second term in 2022. He has served on the ICA Global Board since 2013.

His involvement in the cooperative movement began through the Electric Cooperative of Coronel Pringles, in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he held several leadership positions and later became President.

Mr. Guarco is also President of the Cooperative Confederation of the Argentine Republic (COOPERAR), a position he has held since 2011, and President of the Federation of Electric and Public Utilities Cooperatives of the Province of Buenos Aires (FEDECOBA), which he has led since 2008.

Throughout his career, he has contributed to strengthening the cooperative movement in Argentina and to expanding its regional and global presence. He is also the author of The Argentine Cooperative Movement: A Hopeful Look into the Future.