History and Vision
According to Roman mythology, Janus is the god of gates, doors, endings, and time. He is caricaturised with two faces looking in opposite directions, symbolising his view into the past and future. He is commonly remembered for his two namesakes, the month January and the Northern-Italian city Genoa in Italy. Genoa has been leading the trade industry in the Mediterranean Sea during the XIIth century and is the birth place of Cristoforo Columbus who, with the support of the Spanish kingdom, discovered Americas in the XVth century.
In line with this successful cooperation between Italy and Spain, our founder Luca has decided to start a new venture with Isabel, a talented Spanish entrepreneur and political guru from Madrid. They both see Ianus as a reference point for clients to strengthen their business and develop relationships at local and international level. They endeavour to optimise resources and processes at disposal to maximise benefits and profits in line with the new global trends and needs.
Meet our Team
BOARD MEMBERS
Carmen Sánchez
Co-Founder
Policies & Communications
With a law degree and Masters in Telecommunications Law, Carmen arrived in Brussels over 10 years ago. Here, she has worked on various European projects. While working as a Member of the European Parliament's Assistant, she became a shareholder and inspirational leader of Ianus Group.
Isabel BenjumeA*
Co-Founder
Diplomacy & International Relations
Former Lawyer at the World Bank. Founder and Manager of a leading Spanish tourism company. Co- Founder of Floridablanca, an influential pro-market think tank in Spain.
*From July 1, 2019
Isabel is not actively working for IANUS GROUP as she has been elected
Member of the European Parliament.
Riccardo Bozano
Director
Arts, Coaching & Training
Pedagogue, artist, walker. Riccardo develops training and consulting actions with public and private organisational realities. He deepens, with studies and practice, experiential methodologies, which are applied to training, psychosocial interventions with human systems, social research, works with groups and organisational change.
ADVISORY BOARD
Franco Ravano
Cressi USA – CEO & President
Sporting Goods
Andrea Zanon
Amsterdam & Partners Strategic – CEO
Consulting
Miguel Angel Sánchez Fornié
ICAI – Professor
Smart Grids
José Benjumea
Powen – CEO
Renewable Energies
Roberto Zangrandi
EDSO – Secretary General
Electricity
Massimo Rocca
ENEL – Head of Security Strategy
Cyber Security
Sara Carrer
BCW – Senior Director
Communications
CONSULTANTS
Pia
Choksi
Senior Consultant
Strategy & Events
With a keen interest in sustainable development and creative media, Pia has been working in Brussels since 2014. Here, she had the opportunity to work with Luca at ThinkYoung and is proud to be part of Ianus Group as of January 2016.
André
De Giorgi
Junior
consultant
With a background in Business Administration and Sports Management, André has been in US for 4 years finishing his studies. He has come to Brussels in order to gain experience as an entrepreneur in
Ianus Group. He has the opportunity to develop his competencies in a dynamic European environment.
Andrea
Barro
Senior Consultant
Accounting, Legal, Fiscal & Events
With a background in Business administration and European Studies,
where he obtained a good knowledge of Project Cycle Management and EU funding programmes,
Andrea started his career in an Italian company as administrative assistant. Then, he moved to Brussels in 2014 where he still works at Ianus Group in the field of strategy and office administration.
Greta Bertolucci
junior
consultant
Alice
Marinelli
Junior Consultant
Communications, Events & Social Media
With a background in Political Science and International Relations, Alice has vast experience in diplomatic missions and international organizations. As she recently completed her Masters, Alice has moved to Brussels to join Ianus Group in October 2018.
Javier Vidueira
External Consultant
Megatrends
Greta has recently ended her Master Degree in International Relations at Luiss University, with a specialization in European Studies. Born in Italy, she lived in Brussels for the Erasmus experience and for her curricular internship at ThinkYoung. Later, she did an internship at the Italian Embassy in Madrid, where she decided to write her final paper on city-diplomacy. She is fluent in English, French and Spanish.
Economist based in Spain, Javier has experience in the banking sector due to the years spent working at ICO, Spain's Development Bank. He also worked close to entrepeneurs in the entrepeneurial ecosystem developed in the Madrid City Hall. Since October 2018 is working as an external consultant at Ianus Group.
INTERNS
Olivia Silva de la Lastra
Olivia is a fourth-year student ending her career in the University of Francisco Victoria, studying a double degree in Journalism and International Relations. Born in Argentina, raised in Germany, Jamaica and Panama, she is trilingual in Spanish, German and English. She is an intern at Ianus Group in Madrid as of January 2019 and her role in the firm consists of investigating the current global megatrends that are shaping our society.
Konstantinos Thomopoulos
Despite being only 19, Konstantinos has always been a person with greater expectations and goals, meeting his strong mindset and his global perspective. He is a second-year student at University of Patras, in Greece, studying Business Administration, and intern at Ianus Group as of March 2019, currently investigating the current global megatrends that are shaping our society.
Yolanda González
Yolanda has recently completed her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and International Relations. Her areas of expertise are communication and public speaking, she has worked for the communication consultancy Train and Talk and is an active member of NOVA Talent Network. Yolanda was an intern at Ianus Group in Madrid from June to November 2018.