Moleskine Foundation co-founders

Maria Sebregondi
Co-founder of the Moleskine Company, she conceived the notebook line in the 1990s. Director of Brand Equity and Communication until 2015, she was then a strategic advisor and Board Member of Moleskine. Currently she does not hold a position in the Company and is completely dedicated to non-profit activities. Author of several socio-anthropological essays and articles on contemporary change, her writing also extend to various other areas: creative writing, poetry, non-fiction and literary translation. She was a co-founder of the non-profit foundation lettera27 and a member of OPLEPO, Opificio di Letteratura Potenziale (Workshop of Potential Literature).

Roberto Di Puma
Entrepreneur and manager, since 1975 he has been working in cultural organizations and cooperatives, developing editorial and product innovation products. Since 2004 he covered various positions at Moleskine as part of Management (B2B, product design, publishing, licensing and new business). Currently he is a consultant for Moleskine S.r.l. and other companies, dedicating the majoritiy of his time to non-profit activities. Co- founder of the non-profit foundation lettera27. 

Fabio Rosciglione
Co-founder of the Moleskine Company, he was in charge of sales and marketing since its foundation in the 1990’s. He defined Moleskine global distribution strategies and built its worldwide sales network. At the end of 2014 he became senior advisor, and since the end of 2015 he does not hold a position at the Company. He worked as CEO and as a strategic marketing consultant at a number of design companies. During his professional experience, he carried out training activities for selected private companies and universities. Thanks to his passion for traveling and sailing he developed numerous projects based on solidarity principles, diffusion of knowledge and cultural exchange. Today he is active in non-profit activities aiming at promoting dialogue and mutual exchange of ideas among people of the sea and their different cultural languages. 

Adama Sanneh
Adama graduated in Linguistic and Cultural Mediation from the University of Milan, he worked for several years in East Africa on rural development and humanitarian emergency programs. He obtained a Master in Public Management (MPM) from the Bocconi School of Management and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Geneva. After graduating he worked as a management and strategy consultant for various public and not-for-profit organizations among which the United Nations, in education, social entrepreneurship and innovation. As Program Director of the lettera27 foundation, he was committed to promoting and advocating a more profound understanding of the African continent, focusing on the role that art and culture can play in social change. Today he continues as a CEO of the Moleskine Foundation.

Tania Gianesin
Co-Founder of lettera27 non-profit Foundation, Executive Director (2006-2017) and President (2016-2017). She has always worked in the cultural field with the focus on education and access and sharing of knowledge. Main areas: Innovative/Unconventional Education, Art and Culture for social transformation, Strategic/Management consulting, Ethical Fashion/Design, Fashion Journalism, Social Entrepreneurship. In her life, there are three key leitmotifs: music, neuroscience and synaesthetics.

Elena Korzhenevich
Elena was born in Moscow, Russia, but feels like a citizen of the world. She obtained her first degree in Linguistics and International Communication at the Moscow State Linguistic University. She continued with her Masters of Science in Journalism and Mass Communication with focus in Advertising at San Jose State University, California, USA. She spent 13 years working at such advertising agencies as Ogilvy&Mather, Goodby, Silverstein&Partners and Leo Burnett, where she was a Client Service Director on multiple key international accounts on a worldwide and European level. In May 2014 she decided to radically change her career path and dedicate herself to culture and knowledge, joining lettera27 as the Communication Director. She continues in the same capacity at the Moleskine Foundation. In her free time, she dances, attends film festivals and gets to know the world.

 

 

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About Moleskine Foundation

We believe that Quality Education is key to producing positive change in society and driving our collective future. We are committed to provide youth with the unconventional educational tools and experiences that help fostering critical thinking, creative doing, life-long learning, with a focus on communities affected by cultural and social deprivation. To achieve this we work at the intersection of three focus areas: innovative education, art and culture for social transformation, advocacy and cross-cultural sensitization. With a special focus on Africa and its diaspora, the Foundation works closely with local organizations to fund, support and co-create a wide range of distinctive initiatives. Together with our partners and grantees the Moleskine Foundation strives to catalyse systemic change through an open, participatory and cross-sectorial approach.