Carlo Purassanta

Carlo Purassanta is currently the Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development, for ION Group. He is also an Investor and an Advisor, with a focus on the Tech industry, and the author of the book "A Crucial Impetus". He has previously been the President of Microsoft France (2018-2021), and the CEO of Microsoft Italy (2013-2017); he joined Microsoft in 2011 to lead the Enterprise Service Business Unit, after 15 years of career in IBM France and EMEA in Consulting, Management and Executive roles. During his tenure in Italy he has been a member of the General Council of Confindustria Digitale as well as the President of the Workgroup on SMEs value chains. He has been in the Advisory Board of Confindustria’s Foreign Investors Committee with a responsibility on “Research, innovation and education”. He currently is a Board Member of “Only The Brave” and “Diesel” in the fashion industry, he is Board Member for “CEDACRI”, a Fintech company owned by ION Group. He also is member of the Strategy Advisory Board of the “Graduate School Management”, the Business School of Politecnico di Milano, and member of the Investment Committee of the “French Touch Fund” focused on SMEs acceleration. Mr. Purassanta holds an Engineering degree from Politecnico di Milano in Italy and a Master of Business Administration from Henley Business School in the UK.