Antonio Vegezzi graduated from the University of Geneva and the Università Cattolica of Milan. After having gained experience in financial services, he joined the Capital Group, one of the largest global asset managers, where he took on the responsibilities of President of the Swiss subsidiary (Capital international SA) and, later on, of member of the firm’s Los angeles based Management Committee and of the Board of Directors.
He also served two terms (until December 2010) as a trustee and member of the Executive Committee of the International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation, the supervisory body of the IASB (International Accounting Standards Board), the international organization that sets global standards for financial reporting.
Currently Antonio Vegezzi is President of Capital Italia, a Luxemburg Mutual Fund, and serves in a number of advisory boards. He also lectures at the USI (Università della Svizzera Italiana) and IOMBA (University of Geneva).