With over 35 years of experience in the corporate world, Marco Zanardi has built an articulate and international career in business management, strategic marketing, retail,innovation and digital transformation.

He has worked for leading companies such as AC Nielsen, Young & Rubicam, Unilever, and Consodata, and then took the entrepreneurial route, working alongside more than 300 companies --from multinationals to small businesses--in the retail, FMCG, technology, automotive, energy, telecommunications, gaming, and services sectors.

A world citizen by aptitude and experience, he has managed complex innovation projects and multidisciplinary teams in the global arena, dealing with strategy, operations, mergers and acquisitions, business start-ups, engineering and manufacturing. He also has strong expertise in finance, banking and law.

A firm believer incontinuous learning, he is a two-time graduate, holds an MBA from SDA Bocconi, a Master in International Management from MIP Politecnico di Milano, and is currently a PhD Student at the University of Milan-Bicocca.