Our team
We are a multidisciplinary and diverse team. We are passionate about social innovation, sustainability, and regeneration. We are comfortable questioning the status-quo, continuously challenging our beliefs and habits in a constructive way.
Committee
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Marco Righetti
Committee Chair
Marco Righetti is a CFO and board member with experience in finance, governance, and impact investing. He has worked internationally supporting companies and investment vehicles, particularly businesses operating in developing countries focused on creating social and environmental impact. He's a co-founder of Impact Hub Ticino and has supported its development since its foundation.
Mirko Bianchi
Committee Member
Involved with Impact Hub Ticino since 2020, Mirko has spent 15 years working in organizational development. He has collaborated with numerous incubators, fostering a culture of entrepreneurial courage. He has learned to navigate uncertainty, recognizing it as an inherent component of human and professional environments.
He currently leads a division of the Swiss Red Cross in Ticino.
Angelica Morrone
Committee Member
Started her career in investment banking, she has lived in foreign countries from a young age, shaping her global perspective.
An entrepreneur at heart, she founded her own asset management company in the late 90s in the US and has since built extensive expertise across investment strategies and geographies. Impact always the fil rouge of her professional and personal life.
A lifelong competitive athlete, she applies discipline, focus, cooperation and grit to every aspect of her life.
Simona Gamba
Committee Member
Simona has over 20 years of experience in digital strategy and innovation. She helps organizations adopt emerging technologies, including Generative AI and Blockchain, through responsible governance and capability building. She collaborates with the Lugano Living Lab and is Co-founder and Board Member of Impact Hub Ticino.
Team
Catie Burlando
Impact Club incubator manager
Catie is responsible for the Impact Club incubator.
She has a PhD and more than 15 years of experience in designing and implementing multi-stakeholder and entrepreneurial social innovation projects. She loves being in nature, walking and sleeping under the stars. She dreams of a future where we are more conscious and act in harmony with our planet and others.
Alex Leardini
Operation and facility manager
Alex manages the coworking space, always ensuring a good welcome and experience. He has many years of experience in the hospitality industry in Italy and Switzerland. He loves going on nature walks with his wife, cycling and collecting mushrooms. He dreams of a more inclusive and sustainable future for the new generations.
Carlotta Zarattini
Impact Club
Carlotta coordinates the Impact Club Community.
She studied art history and photography and worked for several years as a cultural promoter in Ticino. She loves nature, regenerative agriculture, enjoys cross-country skiing and believes in humanity.
Dario Dellanoce
Impact Growth and Community Lead
Dario is responsible for the activities that enhance and contribute to the growth of the Impact Hub Ticino community, inside and outside the coworking space. He has a background in communication, and a decade of experience in user experience, participatory design and innovation. In his spare time he organises an independent music festival.
Anna Orsenigo
Community & Communication manager
Anna is in charge of creating content for Impact Hub Ticino’s communication channels and co-manages the Community together with Dario.
She holds a degree in Social Sciences for Globalization, loves spending time in the mountains, and is passionate about building a more inclusive world. She's vegan and transfeminist.
Hubonauts
Our co-working space is made so beautifully and welcoming thanks to our group of volunteers: the hubonauts help us run the day-to-day activities of Impact Hub and welcome our visitors to Impact Hub Ticino every day.
Jacqueline Lemon
Hubonaut
Larisa Goroholskay
Hubonaut
My experience at Impact Hub Ticino fed my need for inspiration and stimulation. I treasure the positive and purposeful energy I breathed, the passion and values of the people I met, the many insights read, heard, seen and picked up with every sense, including the sixth. Like a precious pearl, IHT reminds me that every day the only thing you need "to begin, is to begin." The rest will follow.
Caterina Tiveron - Hubonaut
The association
Many people have voluntarily contributed in recent years to create Impact Hub Ticino, belong to the association. The association is responsible for defining the vision and strategy, as well as provide financial oversight of Impact Hub Ticino. The association elects a committee, which delegates the management of the Hub to the operations team on an annual basis.
Would you like to contribute to Impact Hub Ticino in an active way and become part of the association? Contact us and find out how we can work together.