Umberto Malesci
- Independent Director
- Non-executive Director
- Born in Firenze on 6 January 1981
Career
Umberto Malesci has been a member of the Board of Directors of Assicurazioni Generali since 29 April 2022.
He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His career began at McKinsey & Company. In 2005, he co-founded Fluidmesh Networks, a technology start-up specializing in wireless networking, serving as its Chief Executive Officer until the company’s acquisition by Cisco in June 2020. Following the acquisition, he led business development and marketing for Cisco’s Internet of Things (IoT) business unit, overseeing the integration of Fluidmesh into Cisco.
Umberto Malesci currently serves as CEO of Kosmoy, a software business funded by Meltemi Ventures. Kosmoy provides an AI gateway platform that enables organizations to manage access to large language models (LLMs) and AI providers, enforcing compliance and regulatory guardrails, and providing observability and control over AI usage and performance. Additionally, he serves as the Non-Executive Chair of SBTi Services, the operating entity of the Science Based Targets initiative, which supports global businesses in establishing science-aligned decarbonization targets.
Positions in other companies, relevant for the regulation about limits on the number of offices
- Non-Executive Chair of SBTi Services Ltd.
- Member of the Board of Directors of Meltemi Ventures S.r.l. (1)
- Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors of Sofige S.r.l. (1)
- Chair of the Board of Directors of Progetto Porpora S.r.l. (1)
- Sole director of Carbonibus S.r.l. (1)
- Sole director of Libeccio Ventures S.r.l. (1)
- Member of the Board of Directors of Tanaza S.p.A. (2)
(1) company belonging to the Meltemi Ventures S.r.l. group
(2) additional offices pursuant to DM 88/2022
Other positions
- Chair of the Board of Directors of Favilla Inc., non-profit company
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