Alessandro Lombardi

With over 20 years of experience in private equity, corporate finance, and business development in the digital infrastructure sector, Alessandro Lombardi is the Founder and Chairman of Elea Data Centers, working in partnership with global financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs, UBS, and BTG Pactual.

Recognized as one of the industry’s leading executives, he serves on the Americas Regional Advisory Council of Infrastructure Masons and was named an iMasons IM100 honoree in 2024, in addition to being included in The Tech Capital’s Top 50 Global CEOs list in 2025. He is the driving force behind Rio AI City, one of the world’s ten largest data center hubs for Artificial Intelligence, designed to position Brazil and Latin America at the forefront of digital transformation.

Alessandro holds degrees in Economics and Business Administration from Luiss Guido Carli University and pursued studies in Philosophy and Art History at prestigious Italian universities. He also serves on the boards of EARJ, the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in Brazil, the American School of Rio de Janeiro, and PUC-Rio.