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Fernando Napolitano (born September 15, 1964) is an Italian businessman and the president and CEO of the NEWEST formerly Italian Business & Investment Initiative (IB&II).
In 2010 in New York he founded IB&II, an independent organization that aims at facilitating investments between Italy and the United States and to provide, over time, educated information about Italy's opportunities for investments. In 2017, it evolved to include more European leaders. Since 2013, he manages the yearly New York gathering "The International Exchange. Investing in Italy and a New Europe" (formerly "Italy Meets the United States of America") with the objective of providing leaders from Italy and Europe with a location to have a direct dialogue with US investors and opinion makers. In 2019 The Voice of Business was launched as the only media company dedicated to original, candid, one-on-one English-language interviews with business and political leaders in Italy Europe. In 2020 IB&II evolved into NEWEST - Fostering a New EU-US business vision to bring more Europe to the US under Italy's auspices. In July 2021, Pimm Fox became Editor in Chief of The Voice of Business. Pimm joined Newest following 15 years with Bloomberg L.P., where he was the presenter of the daily program on Bloomberg Television called Taking Stock with Pimm Fox. He co-hosted Bloomberg Radio's financial and business afternoon show, Bloomberg Markets, with Carol Massar and Kathleen Hays. Pimm and his team covered breaking news, as well as conducted live in-studio and remote interviews with money managers, government representatives, central bank officials, regulators, lawmakers, CEOs, business leaders and Nobel economists among others
Biography
Businessman, former water polo National team player, interested in Italy's robust SME and start-up sector, Napolitano was born in Naples on September 15, 1964. His father, Luigi Gerardo Napolitano(1928–1991) -- refer to Italy's Wikipedia https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Gerardo_Napolitano--, was an engineer, scientist and professor, and former head of the Institute of Aerodynamics at the University of Naples. He was appointed as the inventor of the “MIcrogravity”.
As water-polo player he has been the captain of Circolo Canottieri Napoli team (Naples) and a member of the Italian national team Under 21, European Champions in 1984.
NEWEST & The Italian Business & Investment Initiative and other roles
In 2010 Napolitano founded in New York, where he moved with his family, the Italian Business & Investment Initiative, an independent organization to shed a new light on Italy's opportunities for investments.
He was an independent member of the board of directors of Mediaset S.p.A.(since 2015) and a member of the international advisory board of Innogest SGR S.p.A.venture capital fund. He currently serves as chairman of the steering committee of BEST Program scholarship and member of the advisory board of Bologna Business School at University of Bologna.
Career
Napolitano served as senior vice president and managing director in Booz Allen Hamilton Italy (1990–2011 - Booz & Co from 2008), where he led the Organization and Strategy practice, specializing in the telecoms, media, aerospace and energy sectors. His previous professional experience includes marketing at Procter & Gamble Italia and Laben S.p.A.
Previous appointment and membership
2016-2017: Member of the Board of Directors of Albany Molecular Research Inc., AMRI NASDAQ; 2002-2014 Member of the Board of Directors of ENEL S.p.A.; 2002-2006 Member of the Board of Directors of the Italian Aerospace Research Center; 2001-2010: Member of Aspen Institute Italia; 2004-2010: Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, New York