Advisory Board
Expert advisors who
guide our work
Established in 2016, JEME's Advisory Board brings together around 12 industry-leading professionals, including JEME alumni and distinguished academics, who provide strategic guidance and support the association's long-term development.

The Board
Our
Advisors

Gianmario Verona
Full Professor at Bocconi University · President of Human Technopole
Full Professor at Bocconi University and President of Human Technopole since 2022, he earned his Degree and Ph.D. at Bocconi and was Visiting Scholar at MIT Sloan and Visiting Professor at Dartmouth. From 2016 to 2022 he served as Rector of Bocconi University.
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Mario Notari
Full Professor of Commercial Law, Bocconi University · Founding Partner, ZNR Notai
Full Professor of Commercial Law at Bocconi University and Founding Partner of ZNR Notai, he earned his Law Degree at the University of Milan. Since 2009 he has directed doctoral programmes at Brescia and Bocconi, and has held board positions at Banca Mediolanum and EssilorLuxottica.
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Francesco Sacco
Professor at Bocconi University & SDA Bocconi · Chairman of the Board, S3K
Professor at Bocconi University and SDA Bocconi since 1993 and Chairman of S3K S.p.A. since 2022, he is a founding member of JEME. He has also carried out research at the University of Insubria and previously served as Senior Partner at Corporate Hangar and Founding Partner at Algo Finance SAGL.
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Stefano Bennati
Chairman of Arrow Global Italia · Board Member, Europa Investimenti
Chairman of Arrow Global Italia and Board Member at Europa Investimenti, he is a founding member of JEME and a Bocconi graduate. He built his career at Cofisa, Banca Intesa and I2 Capital, later served as CEO of Europa Investimenti, and is currently Vice President of Sagitta SGR.
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Christian Christodulopulos
Partner & Head of Italian Private Equity and M&A, Long Term Partners / OC&C Italy
Partner and Head of Italian Private Equity and M&A at Long Term Partners / OC&C Italy, and Advisory Board member since 2014, he joined JEME in 1998 and served as President of JADE Italy. He started his career at Goldman Sachs, then worked at BCG, Credit Suisse First Boston and Bain & Company.
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Roberto Bonacina
Partner, Ethica Group · Co-Owner, VTMN Partners
Partner at Ethica Group and Co-Owner of VTMN Partners, he served as Vice President and Treasurer of JEME after graduating from Bocconi University. He built his career at Arthur Andersen, Lazard, IRI and DeA Capital, before joining EY where he became Head of M&A Italy and then Partner.
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Alessia Fontanari
Managing Director at Flatpay
Managing Director at Flatpay, she was JEME Associate Consultant from 2013 to 2016, serving as Head of Sales and launching JEME Shanghai. She holds a Double Degree from Bocconi and Fudan University and an MBA from INSEAD, and began her career at McKinsey & Company before joining Doctolib as Go-To-Market Strategy Manager.
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Vincenzo Marino
Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer at hiop
Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer at Hiop, he joined JEME in 2013 as Sales Manager and Vice President and graduated in Economics and Management of Innovation and Technology from Bocconi. He previously worked as Innovation Consultant at Corporate Hangar and in 2020 co-founded Hiop, formerly known as Buildnn.
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Giacomo Farinati
Associate at Hogan Lovells · Teaching Assistant, Bocconi University
Associate at Hogan Lovells and Teaching Assistant at Bocconi University, he joined JEME in 2016 as Treasurer and Vice President and became an Advisory Board Member in 2020. He graduated in Economic Law from Bocconi and practised as a lawyer at Legance and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
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Edoardo Mazzotta
Project Leader at The Boston Consulting Group
Project Leader at The Boston Consulting Group, he was JEME Associate Consultant from 2015 to 2018, serving as Project Manager and Treasurer. He graduated cum laude from Bocconi University and gained experience at Vodafone, Simon-Kucher & Partners and Roland Berger before joining BCG.
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Viria Paiano
Head of Internal Audit at Valentino
Head of Internal Audit at Valentino, she joined JEME in 2006 as Associate Consultant and graduated from Bocconi University. She began her career at PwC Milan as Senior Auditor, then joined Ferrero Group as Internal and Lead Internal Auditor before becoming Chief Audit Officer at Valentino in 2021.
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Gabriele Tora
Chief Operating Officer at Heritage Holdings
Chief Operating Officer at Heritage Holdings, he joined JEME in 2016 as Associate Consultant and graduated cum laude from Bocconi University. He started his career at Deutsche Bank in London, then joined The Carlyle Group as Private Equity Investment Professional before moving to Heritage Holdings as Director in 2021.
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