Sergio R. Vargas

Elder Sergio R. Vargas was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the April 2024 general conference. At the time of his call, he had been serving as a member of the Ninth Quorum of the Seventy in the South America South Area.

Elder Vargas has served in a number of Church callings, including high councilor, branch president, and stake president.

Elder Vargas is an aquaculture engineer and received a bachelor of science degree in marine resources from Los Lagos University in 1999 and a diploma in business administration from the Austral University in 2002. He also earned a diploma in business administration from the University of Concepcion, a certificate in sustainable business strategy from Harvard Business School Online, and a certificate in professional skills from Brigham Young University PathwayConnect.

He has worked in several positions in the Chilean aquaculture industry, including operations manager assistant, operations deputy manager, farming deputy manager, and operations and infrastructure manager, all for Aquachile. Most recently, he worked as production and operational manager for Ventisqueros, a member of the German Schörghuber Corporate Group.

Sergio Rodrigo Vargas Barría was born in Puerto Varas, Chile, on November 2, 1976. He married Andrea Ana Sánchez Maragaño in 2003. They are the parents of three children.