Stefano Pellegrino

Founder & CEO, Aquila

Stefano Pellegrino is the founder and CEO of Aquila (aquila.is), which finances and monitors solar, EV and carbon projects in Southeast Asia. Stefano is a 3-time founder. Before Aquila, Stefano co-founded Aspire's business in Vietnam and then took on regional lending, after working as an M&A and project finance lawyer in Vietnam. Stefano holds a PhD in law from Pavia and an LL.M. from UC Berkeley, and co-wrote Mind the Gap: Scaling Businesses Across Cultures (Wiley) with Vinnie Lauria.