Pierluigi Zappacosta | |
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) Pierluigi Zappacosta in 2008 | |
| Born | July 2, 1950 Chieti, Italy |
| Known for | one of the three founders of Logitech |
| Children | 3 |
Pierluigi Zappacosta (born Chieti, Italy, on July 2, 1950) is chairman of Faro Ventures, Italy,[1] and has co-founded, directed, and/or served on Boards for a number of prestigious companies.
Career
In 1981, he co-founded Logitech[2] (Nasdaq: LOGI) together with Daniel Borel and Giacomo Marini, which went on to become the world's largest manufacturer of computer mice and other personal interface products.[3] Zappacosta served at Logitech for sixteen years, first as president and CEO and later as vice-chairman.[4] He was instrumental in taking the company public in Switzerland in 1988 and on NASDAQ in 1997, raising over $60 million. By the time Zappacosta left in 1998, sales of Logitech had risen to over $400 million per year.
Zappacosta is also a venture partner with Noventi,[5] and served as CEO at Sierra Sciences.,[6] and chairman at Digital Persona, Inc., a company offering software and hardware[7] for identification based on biometrics.[8] He also sits on the board of trustees of the Reason Foundation[9] and of the Bruno Leoni Institute.
Education
He received his bachelor's degree (laurea in electrical engineering) from the University of Rome in Italy, graduating cum laude. He earned his master's degree in computer science from Stanford in 1978.[10]
References
- ^ "Pierluigi Zappacosta". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ "Leadership". CHM. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ Staff, Reuters (2008-01-11). "UPDATE 1-Logitech shares surge on talk of Microsoft bid". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ "pierluigi zappacosta". web.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ http://www.noventivc.com/pierluigi_zappacosta.htm
- ^ "SIERRA SCIENCES STAFF". Sierra Sciences. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ "DigitalPersona Inc - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ "Crossmatch is now HID Global". HID Global. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ Reason Foundation - Frequently Asked Questions Archived 2008-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Hive Group - Operational Treemaps". www.hivegroup.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.