A transformative Technology and Cybersecurity Executive, drives innovation and excellence across global enterprises. With a strategic vision for aligning cutting-edge technology with business goals, he consistently leads cross-functional teams to build future-ready, data-driven organizations. His leadership spans digital transformation, cloud security, AI, and data platform modernization, fostering resilience, efficiency, and growth.
Data Leadership. Keen to modernise global data pipelines with DataOps, implementing Data Mesh strategies to enhance data accessibility and governance, empowering organizations with actionable insights.
Analytics Innovation. Adept to pioneer Advanced Analytics Platforms, leveraging real-time processing and AI to drive operational excellence and informed decision-making across industries.
AI Advancement. Enthusiast to adopt AI and ML, integrating (Gen)AI-driven automation to optimize workflows and deliver transformative business outcomes.
Cybersecurity Excellence and Cyberthreat Intelligence. Willing to drive Cybersecurity initiatives, embedding Security-by-Design and DevSecOps frameworks to strengthen compliance and mitigate risks through automated, resilient systems, levaring the Analytics to gain Intelligence.
Infrastructure, Platform and Software Delivery. Proven to deliver on large-scale Cloud migrations and next-gen infrastructure projects, utilizing multi-cloud strategies to enhance scalability and operational efficiency through cloud-native Applications.
Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Digital Acceleration, IMD Business School, Lausanne, Switzerland (March 206)
Executive MBA, POLIMI Graduate School of Management, Milan, Italy (October 2022)
MSc in Computer Engineering, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy (May 2009)
BSc in Computer Engineering, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy (October 2006)
Managing Partner and CEO, BridgeUp Group, Italy (September 2025 - Present). Spearheading the mission to digitalise Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through strategic AI adoption. Driving market positioning and growth for BridgeUp’s proprietary sovereign cloud infrastructure and explainable sovereign AI platform. Overseeing a diverse portfolio featuring four specialized enterprise product suites tailored for the Business (Biz), Healthcare (Health), Education (Edu), and Government (Gov) domains. This includes the deployment of "Pilots"—domain-specific enterprise operating systems powered entirely by native AI and sovereign cloud capabilities. Serving as an end-to-end technology partner, delivering deep engineering, platform, and infrastructure capabilities. Guiding client organizations through complete digital transformations by combining management consulting, change management, and workforce transformation through upskilling and re-skilling Academies. Additionally, leading venture building efforts to forge new technology products from early-stage business concepts, alongside strategic M&A initiatives to rapidly digitalise existing enterprises.
Chief Data and AI Officer, Ivy Partners, Geneva, Switzerland (October 2025 - Present). Spearheading corporate scale-up and organizational transformation to accelerate enterprise digital modernization through AI. Building and launching a new technology consulting business unit anchored on newly established Centres of Excellence in Data&AI and Cybersecurity. Serving as senior strategic advisor to top-tier international clients on advanced technology adoption and risk mitigation.
Executive Advisor Tech, Data&AI and Cybersecurity, Primary Venture Partners, New York, USA (July 2025 - Present). Providing C-level strategic guidance to Primary’s deal teams and portfolio CEOs on transformative technology trends and adoption strategies. Influencing nine-figure portfolio outcomes through deep involvement in AI, Infrastructures, Data Platforms, and Cybersecurity Architectures.
Global Head of Cloud Security, Philip Morris International Inc., Lausanne, Switzerland (October 2024 – June 2025). Leads global cloud security initiatives, overseeing multi-million-dollar cloud migration programs and implementing security frameworks for enterprise-wide compliance and efficiency.
Head of Data Platform Enablement, Philip Morris International Inc., Lausanne, Switzerland (September 2022 – October 2024). Directed data platform modernization, managing DataOps, Data Mesh strategies, and multi-cloud operations to enhance AI/ML capabilities and operational efficiency.
Head of Data Infrastructure and Analytics, VERISIGN Inc., Fribourg, Switzerland (December 2019 – August 2022). Oversaw redesign of data infrastructure and analytics systems, leading multi-million-dollar programs to optimize Big/Fast Data stacks and on-premise cloud solutions.
Engineering Manager, VERISIGN Inc., Fribourg, Switzerland (September 2016 – December 2019) . Managed delivery of analytics platforms and automated CI/CD systems, scaling teams and driving enterprise-wide technology initiatives.
Sr. Software Engineer/Architect, VERISIGN Inc., Fribourg, Switzerland (August 2014 – September 2016). Led development of monitoring and stream processing frameworks, managing software lifecycles for authentication systems and enterprise solutions.
Sr. Software Engineer/Tech Lead, Amadeus Sas, Sophia Antipolis, France (July 2012 – July 2014). Guided development of business-critical reservation services, scaling distributed SOA infrastructure and enhancing developer productivity tools.
Software Engineer, Leonardo, Naples, Italy (April 2011 – July 2012). Led development of mission-critical software components, focusing on HMI frameworks and enterprise service bus technologies for complex projects.
Software Engineer, CID Software Studio SpA, Naples, Italy (July 2009 – April 2011). Drove digital transformation and cloud migration projects, developing document-oriented search engines and trouble ticketing systems for public sector clients.
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