Gabriele Galateri di Genola is an Italian businessperson who has been the head of 18 different companies and presently occupies the position of Chairman of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia and Chairman for Assicurazioni Generali SpA. He is also Chairman of Fondazione Generali The Human Safety Net Onlus, Member-Management Board at De Sono Associazione and Member-Executive Board at Fondazione Giorgio Zanotto and on the board of 9 other companies. In his past career he was Director at Telecom Italia SpA Non-Executive Director at TIM Participações SA and Chairman for TIM Brasil Servicos e Participaçoes SA (both are subsidiaries of Telecom Italia SpA), Chairman at Fondazione Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Director at Banca Cassa di Risparmio di Savigliano SpA, Chairman for Mediobanca SpA, Chairman of Fondazione Studium Generale Marcianum, Chief Executive Officer for Eurofind SA, Member-Global Advisory Council at Bank of America Corp., Member-Management Board at Unione Industriali Napoli, Chairman for Iveco Belgium SA, Chairman at Fiat Auto Holdings BV, Chairman for Business Solutions SpA, Chief Executive Officer & General Manager for Istituto Finanziario Industriale SpA, Chief Executive Officer at Fiat SpA, Chief Executive Officer at FGA Capital SpA, Chief Executive Officer & General Manager at IFIL Investments SpA, Director-Finance at Saint-Gobain Abrasivi SpA, Member of Generale Industrie Metallurgiche SpA, Member-Management Board at Assolombarda, Head-International Loans Office at Banco di Roma and Director at Confindustria. Mr. Galateri di Genola received an MBA and a graduate degree from Columbia Business School.