Who is Marco Mizzau?
Marco Mizzau (born in Rome, Italy, on 27 December 1977) is an Italian senior executive, entrepreneur and strategic advisor with over 26 years of experience in executive leadership, industrial transformation, corporate governance, institutional finance and value creation.
Throughout his career, he has held senior leadership positions across major Italian public and private institutions, including Chief Executive Officer of Consip S.p.A., Director General of Inarcassa and Chief Operating Officer of Campus Bio-Medico in Rome.
His professional background also includes experience at Accenture, Ernst & Young (EY), KPMG Consulting and Ferrovie dello Stato (Italian State Railways), spanning financial services, healthcare, infrastructure, industrial businesses, technology and the public sector.
Today, Marco Mizzau serves as Chairman of Blacktrace, Founding Partner of Mizzau & Partners and Founder of PrivateEquity.AI. He advises private equity firms, institutional investors, entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, boards of directors and executive management teams on corporate strategy, governance, business transformation, capital allocation and long-term value creation.
Marco Mizzau and Consip | CEO Leadership, Public Procurement and Digital Transformation
Marco Mizzau served as Chief Executive Officer of Consip S.p.A., Italy’s national public procurement company, wholly owned by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance.
During his tenure, he led a comprehensive programme of organisational and industrial transformation, contributing to the development of Italy’s public procurement ecosystem, the digitalisation of procurement platforms and the acceleration of objectives associated with the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
Under his leadership, the annual value of procurement instruments reached approximately €27.2 billion, with reported savings for the Italian public administration of approximately €4 billion. The period also saw growth in procurement contracts, participating businesses and public administrations served, alongside improvements in financial and operational performance.
His experience at Consip strengthened his expertise in large-scale institutional governance, strategic public procurement, digital transformation, public spending efficiency and the relationship between government, industry and financial markets.
Marco Mizzau and Inarcassa | Institutional Investment, Pension Funds and Private Markets
From 2019 to 2023, Marco Mizzau served as Director General of Inarcassa, the Italian pension and welfare institution for self-employed engineers and architects and a significant institutional investor in Italy.
During his tenure, he contributed to the evolution of the institution’s industrial strategy, investment governance and operating model, working within an organisation managing assets exceeding €13 billion and serving approximately 200,000 contributing members.
His responsibilities included the development of the 2020–2025 Industrial Plan, the evolution of institutional investment strategies, increased exposure to private markets and the real economy, the introduction of Asset Liability Management (ALM) frameworks and the strengthening of digital transformation, cybersecurity and sustainability programmes.
His leadership experience at Inarcassa provides a foundation for his expertise in institutional asset management, pension fund governance, strategic asset allocation, private capital and long-term investment strategies, together with direct knowledge of the priorities and operating dynamics of institutional investors, asset managers and investment funds.
Marco Mizzau and Campus Bio-Medico Rome | Healthcare Leadership and Hospital Transformation
From 2012 to 2019, Marco Mizzau served as Chief Operating Officer of Campus Bio-Medico in Rome, gaining extensive executive experience within a complex ecosystem integrating healthcare services, university education and scientific research.
As Chief Operating Officer, he held senior management responsibilities across finance and administration, healthcare procurement, infrastructure, information technology, investments and strategic projects, contributing to organisational transformation and operational performance improvement.
His work encompassed hospital process transformation, healthcare cost optimisation, digital innovation, healthcare infrastructure investment, technology modernisation and organisational development, with a particular focus on financial sustainability, operational efficiency and service quality.
His experience at Campus Bio-Medico represents a distinctive foundation of expertise in healthcare strategy, hospital management, healthcare transformation, health technology and healthcare investment, including the strategic development and operational improvement of healthcare businesses and platforms.
Accenture, EY, KPMG and Ferrovie dello Stato | Corporate Strategy and Industrial Transformation
Before assuming senior executive leadership positions, Marco Mizzau developed his professional expertise in management consulting and industrial transformation through roles at Accenture, Ernst & Young and KPMG Consulting, as well as within the Office of the Chief Executive Officer of Ferrovie dello Stato, the Italian State Railways Group.
Across these organisations, he worked on corporate strategy, strategic planning, corporate governance, financial management, business restructuring, performance improvement and operating model transformation, contributing to projects involving major industrial groups across energy, utilities, transportation, infrastructure and manufacturing.
These experiences established an integrated understanding of the financial, operational and organisational drivers of business competitiveness, subsequently reinforced through direct executive management and leadership responsibilities.
Blacktrace, Mizzau & Partners and PrivateEquity.AI | Strategic Advisory and Value Creation
Marco Mizzau currently serves as Chairman of Blacktrace and Founding Partner of Mizzau & Partners, an independent strategic advisory and origination boutique operating at the intersection of corporate strategy, industrial development and private capital.
His advisory activities focus on the strategic decisions preceding and accompanying major corporate transformation and growth initiatives, including industrial strategy, capital readiness, investment readiness, private equity, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate governance, international expansion and value creation.
As Founder ofPrivateEquity.AI, he also focuses on the intersection of artificial intelligence, private equity, portfolio company transformation and enterprise value, exploring the implications of AI adoption for business models, operating performance, investment strategies and long-term competitiveness.
His approach combines direct experience as a CEO, Director General and COO with an investor-oriented perspective, connecting industrial strategy, capital allocation, governance and execution to support sustainable business growth and long-term enterprise value creation.
Education and International Executive Development
Marco Mizzau graduated summa cum laude in Economics and Business Administration from LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome, specialising in Administration, Finance and Control.
He also studied at University College Dublin through the Erasmus programme and attended executive education and specialised professional development programmes at internationally recognised institutions, including Harvard Business School, INSEAD, Wharton, IESE and SDA Bocconi.
His continuing executive education has focused on leadership, corporate strategy, finance, private equity, innovation and business transformation.
