Grupo Garza Ponce and State of Mexico. This new construction was intended to take place next to the Mexico City International Airport, which was needed additional space to reduce traffic saturation. The design of the new airport was done by Norman Foster, the owner of Foster and Partners, along with Mexican architect Fernando Romero, relative of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. Slim's construction company Grupo Carso was also among the bidders. The value of the project was estimated to be at around US$9.12 billion. Mexico's Secretary of Communications and Transportation Gerardo Ruiz Esparza stated that the government of President Enrique Peña Nieto (2012–2018) likely
The Founder Institute Founder Institute was to launch 1,000 companies per year. Graduates were given access to a "shared liquidity pool," where all participants in the program share equity in the companies formed. The first class graduated in October 2009 in Silicon Valley and was composed of 66 entrepreneurs and 54 companies. By the middle of 2010, The Founder Institute had chapters in ten cities throughout the world, including New York City, San Diego, Berlin, and Singapore. In May 2010, the chapters in New York and D.C. graduated a total of 25 new startups. By the end of 2011, it had more than