Stefano Domenicali
President & CEO Formula 1
Stefano Domenicali has been President & CEO, Formula 1® since January 2021.
Born in Imola in 1965, aGer studying economics and business at the University of Bologna, he indulged his passion for motorsport and joined Ferrari in Maranello in 1991.
He took on posiPons of increasing responsibility, becoming Head of Business Planning/Control & InternaPonal Race Director at the Ferrari-owned Mugello circuit in 1993, and later Personnel and OrganizaPonal and Sponsorship Manager.
In 1998 he was appointed Formula 1 team manager. In 2004 he assumed the posiPon of Ferrari's Formula 1 Sports Director and in 2008 became Team Principal of Scuderia Ferrari, contribuPng to the Ferrari team's many victories.
In 2014 he joined Audi AG as Vice President New Business IniPaPves. In 2016 he was appointed Chairman & Chief ExecuPve Officer of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. Under his stewardship, Automobili Lamborghini achieved significant milestones with sales up 43%, more than 8 thousand cars delivered, and new models that have contributed to the brand's internaPonal success in the luxury segment.
As Formula 1 President and CEO, he is currently Co-chairman of the F1 Commission and Member of the WMSC FIA.
In 2019, he was a Member of the UEFA OrganizaPon Commieee on the occasion of the European Under-21 Football Championship.
Stefano Domenicali is currently a Member of the Board of Directors of Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A and Ferref Group.
He has been a member of the Technical ScienPfic Commieee of Hyperloop Italia since 2021 and a member of the InternaPonal Advisory Board - Bologna Business School.
From 2019 to 2021 he was President of the AutomoPve Industry of Confindustria Emilia and Member of the Advisory Board for Foreign Investors of Confindustria. From 2020 to 2021 he served as Vice-President of the Altagamma FoundaPon.
In 2022 on the recommendaPon of His Most Reverend Eminence Cardinal Mauro Gambef he was appointed Member of the Sustainability Commieee of the Fratelli Tuf FoundaPon.
The VaPcan City FoundaPon was established to reach out to the world and conPnue the mission of St. Peter and the PonPff, his successor.
In 2022, he was awarded the Collare D'Oro maximum sports honor issued by CONI
In October 2000, the Mayor of the City of Imola bestowed upon Stefano Domenicali the City's highest honor "The Grifo of the City of Imola"
In May 2023, the Mayor of the City of Imola bestowed on Stefano Domenicali "The Keys of the City of Imola"
In 2002, he was awarded the honor of Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic and in 2019 that of Commendatore.
On June 2, 2023, he was appointed Cavaliere del Lavoro decorated with the Ordine al “Merito del Lavoro” (Order of Merit for Labour) by the President of the Italian Republic - June 2023
On October 14, 2023 NIAF’s 48th Anniversary Gala honoree Stefano Domenicali the NIAF (NaPonal Italian American FoundaPon) Leonardo da Vinci Award in Sports Management
On November 2023 he was awarded the Premio Leonardo 2023
He combines his passion for racing with basketball, soccer, mountain sports and aviaPon. Stefano Domenicali gives talks and seminars at leading internaPonal university insPtuPons, including Columbia University in New York, Harvard Business School, Stanford University, and SDA Bocconi.
Sessions in which speaker are involved
2 May 2024
09:00 | 13:00
INAUGURAL CONFERENCE
Teatro Pavarotti, Corso Canalgrande, 85 - Modena
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