Alessandro Benetton is Executive Deputy Chairman of Benetton Group SpA

Benetton Group

Benetton Group S.p.A. is a global luxury fashion brand, based in Treviso, Italy. The name comes from the Benetton family who founded the company in 1965. Benetton Group is listed in Milan....

, member of the board of Edizione Srl, the holding of the Benetton family and Autogrill. He is also Chairman and founder of 21 Investimenti S.p.A, established in 1992 as a merchant bank.

He graduated from Boston University

Boston University

Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...

, and Harvard University

Harvard University

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 with an M.B.A. He worked at Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs

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 International in London, and then founded 21 Investmenti, a private-equity firm. In 2004, he was chosen to succeed Luciano Benetton.
He also serves on the board of several other companies.

He is married to Deborah Compagnoni

Deborah Compagnoni

Deborah Compagnoni is an Italian former Alpine skier who won three gold medals at the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.-Career:Deborah Compagnoni was born in Bormio, northern Lombardy....

, former ski champion; they have three children: Agnese, Tobias, and Luce; they live in Ponzano Veneto

Ponzano Veneto

Ponzano Veneto is a comune in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 30 km north of Venice and about 6 km northwest of Treviso....

, Italy

Italy

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External links

• "Glamorous, not flash - relaxed style of the Benetton boss", The Guardian, Zoe Wood, 6 February 2009
• Boston University: Alessandro Benetton's commencement address to the 2009 MBA graduates of the School of Management
• "How To Spend It - The Captain's Table: Alessandro Benetton", Financial Times