Private equity leader with 20-year track record of investments in a broad range of Private Equity investment strategies in European SMEs (private and public companies) in France, UK, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Germany.► Founder and Managing Director of Fortiland Ltd, operating in the European Private Equity market, focusing on sectors where there is a clear competitive advantage and where alpha can still be delivered, steering clear of oversaturated markets with numerous players. ► Chairman and Managing Director of Fortiland Digital Assets Ltd, a newly founded firm bringing together experienced investment managers and investors, well-known blockchain academic experts and entrepreneurs, as well as digital asset portfolio managers.► Director of several companies and experience as an Advisory Board member of Private Equity funds across Western Europe► Academic background in finance, management and engineering: Harvard Business School (USA) alumni, M.S. degree in Management Engineering from the Polytechnic of Turin (Italy), diplôme d'ingénieur from Ecole Centrale de Lyon (France), former visiting research student at the London School of Economics in London (LSE), former military cadet of the Italian army, graduate of Nunziatella Military academy