Pompeo Pontone

Da 30 anni nel mondo della finanza, Pompeo Pontone è un Accredited Investor & Investment Specialist. Con esperienze in Unicredit, Pioneer Investments (oggi Amundi-Pioneer), Intesa Asset Management (oggi Eurizon-Intesa San Paolo), Fineco Asset Management, BMPS e altri operatori finanziari specializzati, ha acquisito solide competenze come specialista in investimenti e investitore accreditato nei settori Capital Markets e Investment Management, estendendo nel tempo le proprie specializzazioni anche in aree quali Computer Science e Software Development.

Pompeo Pontone si laurea con lode in Economia Monetaria e Finanziaria presso l'Università Bocconi di Milano e nel 1998 perfeziona i suoi studi al Birkbeck College dell'Università di Londra, dove consegue il Master of Science in Finanza Quantitativa. Frequenta attualmente il Master of Science in Computer Science presso la medesima università. La sua carriera inizia nel 1995 nel ruolo di analista di ricerca presso la sede londinese della società americana Stone & McCarthy Research Associates. Nel 1996 è a Milano, dove è Fixed Income Analyst presso l'Ufficio Studi di Unicredit, dove partecipa anche a diverse pubblicazioni ("Italian Treasury Bond Guide" e "Investment Strategies: Financial Newsletter").

Due anni dopo, dopo è a Dublino, con la nomina a Vice President e Senior Fund Manager di Pioneer Investments (oggi Amundi-Pioneer), società specializzata nella gestione di fondi di investimento. Nel 1999 è Director - CoHead of Credit Portfolios & Asset Management per Intesa Asset Management (oggi Eurizon - Intesa San Paolo), nel 2001 Managing Director - Head of Corporate Bonds & Credit Derivatives Asset Management presso Fineco Asset Management e dal 2002 al 2010 Managing Director - Head of Corporate Bonds & Credit Derivatives Proprietary Trading nella sede londinese di BMPS. Sempre a Londra, ricopre il ruolo di Managing Director - Head of Alternative Investments and Asset Management per ALTIAM - Amstel Securities LLP fino al 2011 e l'anno dopo quello di Senior Financial Advisor per la Method Investments & Advisory Ltd.

Dal 2013 amplia il proprio raggio d’azione verso i settori Computer Science e Artificial Intelligence, completando programmi di specializzazione in Machine Learning presso Stanford University e in Information Security presso University of London. Il suo percorso professionale lo ha visto creare diverse realtà ad alto tasso di innovazione: nel 2022 fonda PROMETEUS KC, focalizzata su soluzioni di Software Development, SaaS e Cybersecurity, mentre nel 2024 dà vita a MONACO BYTE LABS, specializzata in Software Development e Consultancy. Attualmente ricopre il ruolo di Co-Founder e Managing Partner della startup VIRAL-MENTE, attiva nei segmenti IA, Software Development e IA Driven Digital Marketing.

Ha padronanza professionale di inglese, italiano e spagnolo, a cui si aggiungono conoscenze base di francese e thailandese. È Dive Master con certificazione PADI e ha conseguito la licenza RYA Day Skipper (Sail & Motor).

Pompeo Pontone is a professional investment specialist and accredited investor with 30 years of experience in the world of finance, with a focus on Investment Management and Capital Markets. Alongside his financial background, he brings a decade of expertise in Computer Science and Software Development. Indeed, since 2013, he has broadened his focus into advanced technology, further validating his skillset through certified credentials in Machine Learning from Stanford University and Information Security from the University of London.

He graduated with honours in Economics from the Bocconi University in Milan in 1994, and continued his studies in the United Kingdom, where he received a Master of Science in Quantitative Finance from the Birkbeck College, University of London. Today, he is continuing his academic journey at the institution, pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Science.

After starting his career working as a Research Analyst at Stone & McCarthy Research Associates in 1995, Pompeo Pontone served as a Fixed Income Analyst at Unicredit in Milan, where he moved in 1996. In Unicredit he contributed as well to "The Italian Treasury Bond Guide" and "Investment Strategies: Financial Newsletter" publications. In 1998 he moved to Dublin and joined Pioneer Investments (currently Amundi-Pioneer), a firm specializing in investment funds management, where he held the position of Vice President and Senior Fund Manager. After this experience, in 1999 he joined Intesa Asset Management (known today as Eurizon - Intesa San Paolo), holding the role of Director - Co-Head of Credit Portfolios & Asset Management. He continued his career in the financial field, holding positions at the top management of investment institutions. From 2001 to 2002 he was Managing Director - Head of Corporate Bonds & Credit Derivatives Asset Management at Fineco Asset Management and from 2002 to 2010 he held the role of Managing Director - Head of Corporate Bonds & Credit Derivatives Proprietary Trading of BMPS in London. Between 2010 and 2012 he continued his career in London, where he first joined ALTIAM - Amstel Securities LLP, serving as a Managing Director - Head of Alternative Investments and Asset Management, and then Method Investments & Advisory Ltd, where he held the position of Senior Financial Advisor.

Throughout his professional journey, he has launched multiple cutting-edge enterprises. These include PROMETEUS KC, established in 2022 to deliver solutions in Software Development, SaaS, and Cybersecurity, and MONACO BYTE LABS, founded in 2024 to provide Software Development and Consultancy services. Currently, he drives growth as the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of VIRAL-MENTE, a startup operating at the intersection of AI, Software Development, and AI-Driven Digital Marketing.

He commands English, Italian, and Spanish with full professional proficiency, complemented by basic skills in French and Thai. He holds a Day Skipper (Sail & Motor) License and is a PADI Certified Dive Master.