With the goal of training Better Managers for a Better World, we created the Rome Business School Corporate Advisory Board, which fully embodies this spirit. The CAB allows us to have an impact on three different aspects of our students’ lives, on the one hand, the opportunity to have an exchange of ideas, and opinions and learn about emerging trends for each of the business sectors in which our Master are placed with managers of international caliber and operating in leading multinationals. Not only that, the members of the CAB also through workshops cycles with RBS Faculty and Staff, support us in improving day by day our educational offerings, in terms of content and applied methodologies, providing students with excellent training that gives acceleration their professional careers.
Since its establishment in 2021, the CAB’s impact has grown 169% from 2021 to 2024, measured by the increase in student initiatives (from 72 to 194 in 2024).
Over the past year, 10 CAB Workshops have introduced new Master program areas in:
Members of the CAB offer crucial insights on new trends and job market demands. For this reason they are able to accompany the School in its continuous quality improvement and innovation in managerial training. By offering a training offer in line with the emerging trends and needs of the market, Rome Business School is able to strengthen its practical commitment to shaping Better Managers.
Companies that are part of the Corporate Advisory Board collaborate frequently with the Career Service area in order to have a strong impact on the career path of our students. It is extremely important that students understand how companies are structured internally and how to approach them. For this reason, the Career Service monthly organizes company meetings, in order to be able to connect students with representatives from different working realities. One of the main reasons why students decide to enroll in the Masters is to improve their employability. For this reason, Career Service daily collaborates with CAB members’ companies in order to share students’ profiles who meet their needs.
The CAB has a major impact on the composition of the Rome Business School’s Faculty. The CAB members are all high-level professionals with knowledge and experience to share with our students. Therefore, 15 board managers have been involved in didactic activities, such as teaching in some modules of our Masters. In addition, three managers and great experts in their field have become directors of three RBS programs, planning together the contents of the Master, creating the team of teachers and the value of the students' educational path.
Rome Business School’s Corporate Advisory Board expands, reaching a significant milestone with 130 active members. With the introduction of the new “Not for Profit” and “Future Makers” areas, the board now includes a total of eight strategic areas. Members come from 17 different fields, including finance, marketing, automotive and the arts, thus enriching the educational landscape for more than 2900 students. This evolution underscores RBS’s commitment to preparing the leaders of the future.
Co-Founder and General Manager GAAMATR Consulting
ConTe.it Prestiti | Admiral Group
Jaguar Land Rover
IBM
Oracle
Altro Mercato
Opinno
Playtomic
Toyota
Auditorium Parco Della Musica
Essity
Tree / Isola.Catania
Giacomo Milano Group
Ferrarelle
Bludigit S.p.A.
Gpack group
ODGERS BERNDTSON
He has over 30 years of experience, with the last 20 years in the Fashion and Luxury sector, gained within Bulgari, a part of the LVMH Group, and Tod's Group, where he served as the Group CEO. His first 10 years were in FMCG Marketing with Johnson & Johnson. Throughout his 30-year career, he has gained direct experience in diverse areas, including Marketing and Communication, Country Management, Product Creation, Supply Chain, Brand Strategy, Retail, and an in-depth knowledge of International Markets. He has served as President and Board Member of publicly listed companies within Tod's and Bulgari/LVMH. He has been responsible for the business and financial performance of luxury and fashion markets in almost all regions, including China, the rest of Asia, the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East.
Consorzio Chianti Colli Fiorentini
Sony
ItalCamp
Johnson & Johnson
Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino
Mastercard
Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato
Area Marketing Sales and Communications
Adidas
Senior manager, sales and business development executive, esperto di business digitale e innovazione, consulente strategico con 20 anni di carriera internazionale maturata in aziende multinazionali leader nel settore ICT (Alcatel, Cisco System, Movenda, Nokia) su clienti e mercati verticali di primaria importanza. Esperienza approfondita e solida esperienza nella generazione di ricavi guidati dall'innovazione, nello sviluppo del business, nella pianificazione strategica e nella gestione di accordi complessi e di grandi dimensioni in diversi mercati e regioni. Ad oggi è Sales Manager presso Nokia Enterprise.
Good Move
Digital Angels
An international manager with extensive experience across tier-1 brands and industries. She started her career at Bocconi University as Researcher and Adjunct Professor in Marketing, then moved to Nestlé Italy in various marketing and innovation roles up to Group Brand Manager. She’s currently Partner of YourCMO, providing fractional management and marketing consulting services to companies.
Canon
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A.
Red Bull
Business Development Manager presso Expedia Group Media Solutions. Con un Master in Tourism Management presso la 24ORE Business School, Ballone ha maturato 10 anni di esperienza nel settore del Management, prima come Market Manager e poi nel campo del Business Development per TravelAds e Media Solutions.
Pfizer
MAXXI National Museum of 21st century Arts
Astrazenecca
Sky Italia
Albert began his career at Mediaset, initially as VAS Product Manager, and later in Digital Marketing and Business Development. He then served as a Guest Lecturer at SDA Bocconi School of Management. Continuing in the field of Business Development & Marketing, he worked at Alibaba Group, where he currently holds the position of Marketing Director of Alibaba Global Business Southern Europe. He is also the author of the book "Digital Marketing and E-commerce," published by Hoepli Editore.
Bulgari
Polo Strategico Nazionale
Stretto di Messina S.p.A.
Head of Strategic & Digital Marketing Rai Cinema, Crossmedia Economy's Professor, VR, AI and Metaverse Adopter. Vice Presidente Unione Editori e Creators Digital ANICA. Manager specialized in marketing in the movie industry and in the management of digital, social and VR platforms. Extensive experience in leading companies in theatricall sector - as distributor and retail marketing management - and in the integrated management of corporate communication assets. As part of this process, I managed complex, multi-disciplinary projects, with the involvement of multiple stakeholders and with strong elements of innovation and resource optimization. I have developed a deep knowledge of the sector, enriched by a multi-year teaching post-university. Strong propensity for organization, planning and innovation. I developed several projects wit virtual reality, metaverse and artificial intelligence.
Palazzigas Events
Bayer
L'Oreal
Enilive
GEDI Grupo Editoriale
Nike
Brunswick Group
KPMG
AMCO - Asset Management Company
Polo Strategico Nazionale
Your Group
PwC - Price Waterhouse Coopers
Thales Alenia Space
BNL BNP Paribas
Nexi
Enel
Global Management Group S.r.l.
Senior Banker in Banco BPM in the area of Corporate Origination activities. Twenty years' experience gained in Corporate & Investment Banking. Areas of operation: Corporate Banking, M&A, Private Equity, Extraordinary Finance. Intervention in multiple financing, M&A and Private Equity transactions with particular focus on the segment of medium-sized companies typical of Made in Italy operating in different industrial sectors.
Visa
Meta Heine
He’s currently senior researcher in corporate finance at the Management Department of the University of Turin. Extensive professional experience in the finance sector. He began his career as a dealer in London and subsequently worked for Deloitte, MCC SpA (the investment bank of the Capitalia SpA Banking Group), Capitalia SpA, ENEL SpA.
EURONEXT CLEARING
Deutsche Bank
TMAC
Glovo
Oliver Wyman
Poste Italiane
Tesla
Salesforce
Lega Serie A
Poste Italiane
Sopra Steria Italy
Procter & Gamble
Glovo
TIM
ENEL GROUP e-distrubuzione
Qatar Airways
Soho House & Co
MichaelPage
RDS
Microsoft
A seasoned recruiter with a passion for advancing Diversity, Inclusion & Equity, now serves as Sr Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Program Manager for NVIDIA TA in EMEA. With over 15 years of experience, she excels in mentoring, IDE strategy development, and content creation. Martina's recruitment expertise spans senior roles in technology across EMEA, and she's fluent in English, Italian, and Spanish. Currently pursuing a Master's in Applied Neuroscience, Martina is known for her engaging lectures on Social Recruiting and Diversity.
Heineken Italia S.p.A
Bulgari Hotel - Roma
FederManager Roma
Hays
Amazon
Unilever Italia
American Express
Gruppo HERA
Campgemini Invent
Fendi
Carrefour
Octo Telematics
JF Capital
B-yond s.r.l.
MyLime
Ettore Fieramosca
STARTALIA, Venture Foundry
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG)
Enel Innovation Hubs
Quell (YC S20)
Casavo
Oxfam
Greenpeace Italia
Terre des Hommes Italia
Medici Senza Frontiere
Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT
SQUP - Forbes under 30
Kreios S.r.l.
Solaris Bank
Wella Company - Forbes under 30
Siemens Healthineers Forbes under 30 (Phd in Oxford)
Noemi starts her career working for EUR TEL S.r.l., BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas, and MetTel as an intern for Cost Planning and Control and Telecom Expense Management Services. She then works for Ernst & Young in Assurance - Audit and Accounting, and later for MetTel in Finance and Accounting Operations. She eventually joins the UniCredit team, first as a Corporate Finance Advisory (M&A) and later as a Corporate Investment Banking (CIB) - Power & Infrastructure Finance Associate, a role she currently holds. She has gained expertise in financial analysis, due diligence, and M&A.
Mediolanum
Pirelli
The Corporate Advisory Board Annual Meeting of Rome Business School was held May 2024, where its 106 School members met at the Ara Pacis to discuss the drivers of the future of education. This annual meeting brought together managers and CEOs of world-class companies such as Eni, Red Bull and Microsoft together with Rome Business School professors. Professionals and academics met to intercept and analyse the new needs, trends and criticalities of the world of work, in order to shape a training offer in line with the needs of the market.
In May 2023 Rome Business School welcomed 74 CAB members to the prestigious Rome Cavalieri Hotel, Waldorf for the Corporate Advisory Board Day 2023. During the Annual Meeting, top managers and CEOs of the largest international companies including, Google, Bvlgari, Deloitte, Amazon, Tim, Enel, Amex, Canon, L’Oréal gathered to discuss with RBS Program Directors and Staff about new business needs and trends, business opportunities and critical issues, as well as to outline the most suitable educational offerings, and continue to make RBS among the most dynamic and innovative realities of postgraduate education in Italy. Keynote speaker of the event: Domenico De Masi, sociologist and estemeed Academic, shared his reflections on the critical issues and new challenges in the world of work, focused on the topic of automation.
In May 2022 Rome Business School welcomed 56 CAB members to the prestigious Rome Cavalieri Hotel, Waldorf for the Corporate Advisory Board Day 2022. During the Annual Meeting, top managers and CEOs of the largest international companies including, KPMG, Glovo, Enel, RBS Program Directors and exceptional keynote speaker Umberto Galimberti gathered in order to discuss among experts the new needs and trends from the world of work, business opportunities and critical issues, the future of education and the new RBS projects.
The quality of RBS programs is consolidated in a working atmosphere in constant dialogue with the professional world
“Participants share experiences and learn not only from their classmates but also from the close and constant relationship they have with executives from the world’s most important companies.” Antonio Ragusa, Dean of Rome Business School
