Paolo is Chair of Enel, Europe’s largest integrated electricity and gas operator, and Chair of AC Milan, the iconic football club. He is also Chair of Giuliani, a privately owned pharmaceutical company based in Milan. He is a Board Member of Axitea SpA, an Italian security services company.

He was Deputy Chair of Rothschild & Co. and has served on the boards of major multinationals including Assicurazioni Generali, BAE Systems, Veolia, ABN AMRO, Alstom, and Alliance UniChem. He was previously Senior Independent Director of the London Stock Exchange Group.

Paolo brings deep cross-sector expertise in:

• Energy transition & industrial leadership – stewarding national champions like ENI and Enel through energy shifts and international expansion

• Cross-border governance & institutional capital – shaping corporate direction at the board level in utilities, defence, finance, and public markets

• Turnaround management & operational strategy – driving performance in complex multinationals under restructuring, especially in manufacturing and heavy industry

Educated at Bocconi University (Economics) and Columbia Business School (MBA), Paolo has been recognised with Italy’s Cavaliere del Lavoro and France’s Légion d’honneur.

His global career—defined by decisive leadership, sector breadth and strategic influence—makes him a highly credible mentor for senior executives operating in transformation-intensive sectors.