Our Team

Stefania is Project Manager at Mentors4U, where she is responsible for the general coordination of the project and the development of the initiative.
From January 2011 to February 2015 she has gained significant working experiences in the Organization or Training department of leading financial institutions (Unicredit and Mediobanca) and fashion houses (Chanel).
During this period, she received the Master in Organization and Human Resources from the Bocconi University in Milan, class of 2012.
Previously, she worked in the Communication sector in important Italian research institutes and associations.
Stefania holds a Master of Science in Publishing and Journalism cum laude from the LUMSA University in Rome.

Valeria is Event Manager and Responsible for relations with Universities at Mentors4u.
Valeria has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Bocconi University, she is specialized at the State University of Milan, and at the same time she has undertaken internships and freelance experiences.
At the end of her studies, since 2012 she has built a professional path in the context of project management, focusing on two aspects as well as her two great passions: communication and the organization of events.
Strongly convinced of the importance of continuing education, acquired in recent years thematic refresher certifications, she is currently underway to graduate again.

Carlotta is Mentors4u Content Manager since 2017, where she deals with the coordination and creativity of content and graphics. She worked as a graphic designer for an architecture studio and at the same time as a freelance graphic designer. She obtained a Masters in Interior Design at UAL in London in 2014. In 2013 she obtained a degree in Architectural Science at the Polytechnic of Milan.

Ilaria has collaborated since 2021 in coordinating the Mentors4u High Schools Project, managing the volunteering team. Ilaria is studying Economics and Management of Innovation and Technology, and she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management from Bocconi University. She worked as a Business Analyst in Facile.it and as Junior Operations Intern in the start-up Wash Out. She volunteered as local team leader in the international association AIESEC.

Carlo has collaborated since Summer 2023 in coordinating the Mentors4u High Schools Project.

He is a student of the master's degree in "Corporate Finance" at LUISS Guido Carli university, where he also graduated cum laude from his bachelor’s degree in "Economics and Business" in 2021.

During his studies, Carlo had international experiences first in the academic field with an exchange in France at HEC Paris in 2022, then in the professional field with an internship in the Netherlands in the Investment Banking division of ABN AMRO Bank in 2023.

As a great sports fan, Carlo also played water polo for about 12 years, reaching the Italian Serie A2 championship before hanging up his cap in 2021.

Marco is currently Senior Associate in Apax Partners Healthcare Team in London. He previously worked as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company in Milan, where he focused on Strategy and Risk across various industries including Banking, Energy, Defence and Heavy Machinery.
Marco holds a MBA from Harvard Business School, as well as a MSc and BSc in Materials Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, both with honors, respectively in 2011 and 2009.

Michele is Chief Operations Officer, Global Sales at Argus Media in London, a global Private Equity backed Price Reporting Agency. Previously, he worked at Salesforce in London from 2014 to 2019, with different roles in the commercial and operational functions for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to that, he worked as an Engagement Manager in McKinsey & Company in Milan until 2014, a company which he joined in 2006 as a Business Analyst. He also worked at American Express in New York City and in Ansaldo STS in London.

Michele attended several executive education courses at Columbia Business School in New York City from 2015 to 2018. He has an MBA from Stern School of Business in New York City in 2010. He also has a Master's Degree in Nuclear and Particle Physics from the University of Bologna in 2005, with research experience at the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, in Hamburg, and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, in Chicago.

Alessandra has been collaborating since 2019 in the implementation and growth of Mentors4u High School Project, dealing in particular with event organisation. 

Alessandra works in London as an Investment Professional in Private Equity Real Estate. Previously, Alessandra worked 4 years in Varde Partners and before that 3 years in Deutsche Bank, between Milan and London.

Alessandra is co-founder of Young Women Network, the first Italian non-profit association focused on networking and mentoring of young women.

Alessandra holds a Master in International Management from ESADE Business School and a three-year degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan.

Leonardo is an MBA student at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He previously was a Tech Growth Equity Associate at Fondo Italiano d'Investimento and a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company in Milan, focusing on TMT. Besides his professional career, in 2011, Leonardo started a YouTube channel on consumer technology, reaching 50k subscribers and 10 million views in 2017 by producing over 220 videos. Then, in 2019, he collaborated in the launch of Mentors4u High Schools, the Mentors4u project through which she supports high school students to make informed decisions for their future. Leonardo graduated in 2019 from London Business School and in 2018 from Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Cum Laude and Valedictorian.

Francesco works as Investment Professional at Astorg in London.
Prior to this, Francesco spent 3 years at The Boston Consulting Group in Milan and London, where he was a core member of the private equity practice area.
Francesco holds a MSc cum laude in Economics and Management of Innovation and Technology and a BSc in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan.