Managerial career and Institutional roles

In the early 2000s, Mizzau joined the Italian State Railways Group (Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane), where he worked closely with top management on industrial planning, organizational design, and privatization processes during a critical phase in the evolution of Italy’s largest infrastructure group.

He subsequently continued his career in management consulting at Kpmg, Ernst & Young and Accenture, holding senior managerial positions and leading strategic, financial, and organizational transformation projects for major corporate groups and utilities in Italy, Europe and Emerging Markets. In this capacity, he advised CEOs and CFOs across sectors including energy, transportation, manufacturing, infrastructure, and consumer goods.

In 2012, he joined the Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital Group in Rome, where he served as Chief Operating Officer of the holding company. During this period, he contributed to the transformation of the group into a national center of excellence in healthcare, real estate, and higher education, overseeing investment programs, operational efficiency initiatives, digital information systems, and major infrastructure developments.

Top Executive appointments and results

In 2019, Mizzau was appointed Director General of Inarcassa, one of Italy’s most significant institutional investors and private pension funds. During his tenure, he led the organization through a period of growth and governance strengthening, launching its first industrial plan and cybersecurity strategy, expanding investments in private markets, infrastructure, and the real economy, and achieving the strongest financial and asset performance in the fund’s history.

From 2023 to 2024, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Consip, Italy’s national public procurement authority under the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Under his leadership, Consip accelerated the full digitalization of public procurement processes, achieved key objectives of Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan ahead of schedule, significantly increased the volume of managed public spending, and reinforced its role as a strategic instrument for industrial policy and public-sector efficiency.

Recent Activity

Since 2025, Mizzau has been he has partnered with Global Private Equity firms and industrial groups, supporting portfolio companies and platforms in growth strategies, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border expansion, and large-scale operational transformations. In selected cases, he has taken on interim executive roles to support execution and strategic realignment.

His recent work focuses on the integration of capital, advanced technology, and governance, with particular attention to innovation, artificial intelligence, and long-term value creation.

Profile

Mizzau is recognized for a leadership style centered on execution discipline, governance, and the management of organizational complexity. He has operated in institutional and industrial contexts of high economic and systemic relevance, and his work is frequently referenced by the Italian and international business press in relation to public finance, governance, investment strategies, and digital transformation.