Maria Giovanna Calloni

Born in Dairago (MI) in 1964, she graduated in Economia Aziendale summa cum laude from Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan in 1987. From 1987 to 1990, Ms. Calloni worked as a business analyst at Memorex Telex in Milan, London, and New York. In 1992, she pursued her M.B.A. with honors at the Leonard Stern School of Business, New York University. Upon graduation, she is hired by the investment bank Merrill Lynch in New York, where she initially works as an Associate in Investment Banking (1992-1995) and subsequently as a Director in Equity Capital Markets (1995-2002). Since her return to Italy, Ms. Calloni has been carrying out investment activities in private companies operating in renewables, fintech, and tech sectors. She also actively provides financial advisory services - with a focus on capital raising and M&A processes - to portfolio companies. Currently, Ms. Calloni serves on the board of directors of Industrie De Nora (DNR.MI – Electrochemical and Hydrogen), Euro Group Laminations (EGLA.MI – EV Mobility), CY4Gate (CY4 – Cyber Security), and Tec Cyber. In the recent past, she has also served as an independent member of the Board of Directors of Pininfarina (2022-2023), Credito Valtellinese (2019-2021), CAD IT (2019-2021), and Philogen (PHIL.MI - Biotech), and as an executive board member of Deus Technology (2018-2019).