Maurizio Caio

Maurizio Caio is a founder and Managing Partner of TLcom Capital LLP, where he has been focusing on communications technology, internet and digital media since the firm;s foundation in 1999. His current board positions include Movirtu in the UK and South Africa; PacketFront in Sweden; TheBlogTV in Italy; Medial Lario in Luxembourg and the US; and Topica in the US. He was previously a board member of Netscalibur in Italy and RDFMedia in the UK. Prior to TLcom, he was a founding partner of Bain & Company in Italy and was - until April 1999 - a Director of Bain & Company, leading the firm's European TMT practice, and serving clients from the firm's European and San Francisco offices. Previously, he was with McKinsey and Company in Europe, focusing on technology and growth strategy. He has spent 15 years advising CEOs and senior management of European and Silicon Valley telecommunications and technology companies on strategy, operations, commercial development and partnerships. Maurizio also serves as Deputy Chairman of Progetto Continenti, an international cooperation NGO working with local communities in Central America, East Africa and South East Asia, where he leads social entrepreneurship and income generating programs. Maurizio has a Summa cum Laude Laurea degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan and New York University, and an MBA from Stanford University. He also served as a Professor and Research Fellow in Strategic Planning and Control at Bocconi University in Milan and as an Instructor of Information Technology at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.