Valentino Confalone

Valentino Confalone serves as Adjunct Faculty at Luiss Business School, Luiss University, leveraging his extensive executive experience in the pharmaceutical industry while concurrently holding the position of Chief Executive Officer and Country President at Novartis Pharma SpA.

His educational qualifications include:

• Economics degree from Federico II University of Naples
• MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona

With over 20 years of international pharmaceutical leadership spanning Schering-Plough Spain, Bristol Myers Squibb (including General Manager & President roles in France and Portugal), Dompé Biotech, and Gilead Sciences, Confalone's expertise focuses on business administration within the pharmaceutical sector, strategic leadership in multinational corporations, and international business development. His industry trajectory informs his academic contributions through practical case studies and executive insights rather than traditional research output.