Marco is a successful entrepreneur and investor with over 25 years of intensive experience in media, technology, and the live events industry. He is the Founder and CEO of Vesuvio Ventures, where he works with startups, Venture and Private Equity investors, and corporate innovators serving as a coach, advisor, interim executive, board member, or angel investor (or a combination thereof). After several years in a successful career as a corporate executive at Apple, Marco pursued his entrepreneurial ambitions and became: • Co-founder and Board Member of Mind Opener, a leading publishing group in Latin America that was later sold to British Pearson Media Group, and • Co-founder and Board Member of e-mind, an internet and media communications company that was sold to Liberty Media.