He has been working in the financial sector for over 40 years and holds positions on the Boards of Directors of various companies active in the industrial and digital sectors.

He began his career as a Stockbroker, subsequently taking on roles in the governing bodies of the Rome Stock Exchange. In 1991 he founded and was CEO of Borsaconsult SIM, which established itself as the leading securities brokerage firm in Southern Italy.

In 2001 he founded and was CEO of Vertis SpA, exclusive advisor to Interbanca Gestione Investimenti SGR for the management of the closed-end fund Interbanca Investimenti Sud. In 2007 he promoted the creation of Vertis SGR, an asset management company specializing in closed-end funds, of which he has been CEO since its foundation.

In parallel with his professional activity, he has carried out academic activities for about 18 years as a teacher of Stock Market Techniques, Economics of Financial Intermediaries and Economics and Techniques of Financial Markets at the Universities of Sannio and Federico II of Naples.

For two years he has been a teacher of Corporate & Investment Banking at the University of Bari Aldo Moro.

Three years ago he founded UniVertis, a school of operational finance, a benefit company, which established the first and only Master in Italy for Financial Analysts of venture capital and private equity.

He is a member of the Board of Directors and President of the Venture Capital Commission of AIFI (Italian Association of Private Equity, Venture Capital and Private Debt), a member of the Board of Directors of AIAF (Italian Association for Financial Analysis), as well as President of the Extraordinary Finance, Private Equity and Venture Capital Commission of the Order of Chartered Accountants of Naples.

He graduated in Economics and Commerce from the University of Naples Federico II and is registered in the Register of Chartered Accountants and the Register of Legal Auditors.

He has been working in the financial sector for over 30 years and is currently a member of the board of directors of several companies active in the industrial and service sectors.

He began his career as a stockbroker at a stockbroker firm of the Naples Stock Exchange.

Subsequently, and until 1999, he held management and advisory positions in Macrofit SIM and subsequently in Borsaconsult SIM. In those years he was also a member of numerous technical committees of Assosim (Associazione Intermediari Mobiliari), actively contributing to the development of the financial intermediation sector.

Before co-founding Vertis SGR in March 2007, Renato served as Chairman of the Scouting Committee of Vertis SpA, exclusive advisor to Interbanca Gestione Investimenti SGR for the management of the closed-end fund “Interbanca Investimenti Sud”, with responsibility for identifying the best investment opportunities.

He has a consolidated experience in the digital industry sector, so much so that in 2006 he founded the Pegaso Telematic University, a university active in the e-learning sector. Then, in 2015, he created the first public-private partnership in the field of academic education by purchasing 70% of the Mercatorum University, Telematic University of the Chambers of Commerce.

Between 2019 and 2021 he sold 100% of Multiversity, the holding company of the two telematic universities, to the British private equity fund CVC for over 1.4 billion euros.

At the end of 2021 he purchased Salernitana Calcio and BFC Media, a publishing company of Forbes Italia. He also participates in the advisory boards of various financial companies and investment vehicles.

He graduated in Economics and Business from the Parthenope University of Naples.

He has over 25 years of experience in the field of management consulting and venture capital, collaborating with various companies active in the industrial and service sectors.

He is currently a member of the Investment Committee of the funds “Vertis Venture 6 Digital Sud” and “Vertis Venture 7 Digital Puglia”.

Marco is co-founder of Simbiosity and Blueshift, companies specialized in the open innovation and M&A sectors respectively.

Before joining Vertis, Marco was founder and director of WithFounders, an accelerator of initiatives in embryonic stages of life and, subsequently, an independent consultant for startups.

Marco graduated in Law from the University of Naples Federico II.

Board member of several companies active in the industrial, biomedical and nanotechnology sectors, he has twenty years of experience in venture capital.

He is currently a member of the Investment Committee of the fund “Vertis Venture 3 Technology Transfer.

Roberto is Managing Partner of Obloo, an advisory company specialized in technology transfer.

Roberto was Head of the Venture Capital Fund “AlAdInn Ventures” of Friulia Veneto Sviluppo SGR, Vice President of the incubator Innovation Factory of Trieste, Director of Innovation at Olivetti I-Jet (Ivrea), General Manager of the Molecular Biomedicine Cluster of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Vice President of the MIUR Research Institute Area Science Park of Trieste.

Roberto graduated in Physics at the University of Trieste and obtained a PhD in Physics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich).

He has over 14 years of experience in the management consulting, private equity and venture capital sectors, also serving as a board member in various companies operating in the industrial and service sectors.

He is currently a member of the board of directors of the SGR and of the Investment Committee of the funds “Vertis Venture 6 Digital Sud” and “Vertis Venture 7 Digital Puglia”. Previously, he was a member of the investment team of venture capital funds focused on the scaleup phase and private equity funds, following investment operations, strategic development of investee companies and portfolio management.

Before joining Vertis, he worked for Ernst & Young, in the Transaction Advisory Services division, and for L.E.K. Consulting, prestigious international consulting firms, supporting leading private equity funds in due diligence activities, strategic assessments and investment decisions in multiple sectors.

He also worked for BlueGem Capital Partners, a leading private equity fund based in London.

He graduated in Business Economics from the University of Naples Federico II and is qualified to practice as a chartered accountant and statutory auditor.

He has over 15 years of experience in the consulting, private equity and venture capital sectors, serving as a board member in various companies operating in the industrial, services and digital sectors.

He is currently a member of the Investment Committee of the funds “Vertis Venture 2 Scaleup”, “Vertis Venture 4 Scaleup Lazio”, “Vertis Venture 5 Scaleup”.

Before joining Vertis, Alessandro worked for Opera SGR, a manager of private equity funds dedicated to the Italian small and medium-sized enterprise market, GE Capital Interbanca, within the Corporate Finance team, taking part as an advisor in both M&A and Equity Capital Markets operations and in Deloitte, within the Global Financial Services & Insurance area.

Alessandro has a degree in Business Economics from Bocconi University in Milan.

Board member in various companies operating in the industrial and service sectors, he has twenty years of experience in venture capital, first as Chief Investment & Technology Officer of TTVenture and then as Investment Director in the venture capital area of Vertis.

He is currently a member of the Investment Committee of the fund “Vertis Venture 3 Technology Transfer”.

Nicola is Managing Partner of Obloo, an advisory company specialized in technology transfer.

Previously, Nicola also worked in the R&D area of Pirelli Pneumatici and Ideal Standard International.

Nicola graduated in Aeronautical Engineering from the Polytechnic of Milan, obtained a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Bocconi University in Milan and a PhD from the Aston Business School in Birmingham.

He has over 25 years of experience in the field of management consulting and venture capital, collaborating with various companies active in the industrial and service sectors.

He is a member of the board of directors of various companies active in the digital sector and is currently a member of the Investment Committee of the funds “Vertis Venture 2 Scaleup”, “Vertis Venture 4 Scaleup Lazio”, “Vertis Venture 5 Scaleup”.

Before joining Vertis, Giulio was the founder and CEO of Withfounders, an accelerator of initiatives in embryonic stages of life and Co-founder of Jobrapido, a search engine active in the field of job offers.

He also worked at Henkel, Johnson Wax, Barilla and Buongiorno Vitaminic.

Giulio graduated in Economics and Business from the University of Naples Federico II.

He has extensive experience in Open Innovation, Technology Transfer and Innovation Management.

Before joining Vertis, Misal held the position of Science Advisor to the Prime Minister after specializing as a researcher in organic chemistry at various institutions including the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.

Misal graduated in Chemistry from the University of Pavia, obtaining a PhD in Organic Chemistry and a Master in Business Economics in Digital Transformation and Exponential Organization.

He has more than 5 years of experience in the financial advisory sector.

Before joining Vertis, Nicola worked in Grant Thornton Italia in the M&A area and in KPMG within the Audit division, mainly supporting companies and investment funds in corporate finance transactions.

Nicola holds a three-year degree in Business Economics from the University of Naples Federico II and a master’s degree in Economics and Business Law from the Bocconi University of Milan, completing a period of study abroad at the UPEC in Paris.

Nicola is also a chartered accountant and accounting expert.

He has over 5 years of experience in the financial consultancy sector.

Before joining Vertis, Alessandro worked in Volano, a Corporate Finance boutique, leading various startups in fundraising, in PWC in the Risk Management Consulting area.

Alessandro graduated in Business Economics from the University of Naples Federico II and obtained a Master’s degree in advanced finance from the I.P.E. Business School of Naples.

She has 3 years of experience in the venture capital area of Vertis and deals with the scouting of initiatives and dossier analysis, the feeding and coordination of the dealflow and the monitoring of the investee companies of the digital funds.

Fabiana has a degree in Business Economics from the University of Naples Federico II and a Master in financial reporting and management control from the I.P.E. Business School of Naples.

She has 2 years of experience in the venture capital area of Vertis where she deals with the scouting of initiatives, dossier analysis and monitoring of the companies invested in by scaleup funds.

Before joining Vertis, Chiara worked in Deloitte in the Finance & Performance (FSI) area.

Chiara graduated in Economics and Business from the Parthenope University of Naples and obtained a Master in financial reporting and management control from the I.P.E. Business School of Naples.

He’s worked for important Italian and foreign financial intermediaries for ten years, evaluating illiquid financial instruments and dealing with risk management of alternative assets.

Andrea is partner of Quantyx, where he carries out risk management consulting activities for Italian companies.

Before collaborating with Vertis, Andrea worked as risk manager for Eurinvest SGR and as senior risk manager for UBI Pramerica SGR.

Andrea earned a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Università Statale of Novara and obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certifications.

He has over twenty years of experience in the legal, regulatory and organizational fields, with a specific focus on banking and financial services. Appointed by the Bank of Italy, he holds important positions such as liquidator and member of the supervisory committee of financial intermediaries.

He is a lecturer at the Master in Financial Markets at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and the University of International Studies of Rome (UNINT). He collaborates with AIFI (Italian Association of Private Equity, Venture Capital and Private Debt) as an expert in anti-money laundering regulation and has been a consultant to the Finance Commission of the Chamber of Deputies on legislative issues.

He is the founder of ALMA – Led STA, a leading law and tax firm with offices in Milan and Rome.

Previously, Marco was Partner in charge of the Banking and Financial Regulation department of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, assisting banks, financial intermediaries, payment institutions, SIM and SGR on regulatory, compliance and authorization issues.

Before joining Vertis in September 2016, he gained significant experience at DLA Piper, in the Finance & Projects area, and at the law firm Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners. He graduated in Law from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and is a member of the Rome Bar Association.

He has experience in Risk Management, AML and Internal Audit & Compliance.

Before joining Vertis, Camilla worked in the Law and Tax Firm of Ernst & Young and in BDO, in the Advisory Risk & Compliance area.

Camilla graduated in Economics and Business Management from the LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome and is also a chartered accountant.