Giorgio Fossa is an industrialist with years of experience in the mechanical engineering sector, today Chairman of the Board of Directors of Silvio Fossa S.p.A.

Born on 1 September 1954 in Gallarate (VA), he has previously served on the board of directors of Luiss University on two separate occasions, from 1996 to 2000 and again from 2010 to 2016.

He has been a limited partner of Marmont S.a.s. since 1982 and a member of the board of directors of ALIUC - Associazione per il Libero Istituto Universitario Carlo Cattaneo since 1990. Moreover, since 1992 he has been a managing partner of Gieffe SS and Nicto SS. In addition, since September 2022 he has held the position of industry expert of the Triton Fund. In 2023 he rejoined the board of directors of Industria e Università S.r.l. for a second time.

In the course of his career Mr Fossa has held numerous important roles on committees and in the Confederation of Italian Industry: since 2016 he has been a member of the Ryder Cup Rome 2022 Organising Committee and was President of Confindustria between 1996 and 2000 as well as Vice President of UNICE between 1997 and 2000.

Giorgio Fossa was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Il Sole 24 Ore S.p.A. from 1995 to 1996 and again from 2016 to 2018, and of Business School 24 S.p.A. from 2018 to 2023.

In the course of his career Mr Fossa has served on the boards of directors of major businesses and foundations, including:

• Valentino S.p.A. (1998 - 2002);
• LIUC - Libero Istituto Universitario Carlo Cattaneo (1998 - 2010);
• Fondazione Collegio San Carlo (1999 - 2009);
• Sirti S.p.A. (2000 - 2004);
• Sorin S.p.A (2009 - 2012).

He was Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of S.E.A. Società Esercizi Aereoportuali S.p.A. from 2000 to 2003.

A law graduate, he is married and the father of two children.