Gregory Wilpert

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

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.

Career

Venezuelanalysis.com

In 2000, Wilpert moved to Caracas, Venezuela, with his Venezuelan wife, Carol Delgado. In 2008, Green Left Weekly described Venezuelanalysis as the "leading English language source of information on the [Bolivarian] revolution".

In 2007, Wilpert's book Changing Venezuela by Taking Power: The History and Politics of the Chavez Government was published by Verso Books. Wilpert continued to work as the main editor of the website until 2009, though he still serves on its board of directors.

TeleSUR In 2014, his wife moved to Quito, Ecuador to serve as the Venezuelan Ambassador to Ecuador.

Personal life In 1997, Wilpert married Carol Delgado Arria, a government official who served various roles in Hugo Chávez's administration.