Alberto Nagel began his career in 1991, joining Mediobanca, where he has taken on increasing responsibilities in the Investment Banking area, taking part in some of the largest M&A deals in Italy. He became General Manager in April 2003, and Managing Director in July 2007. He has been Chief Executive Officer since October 2008.

In the past twenty years Alberto Nagel has launched and progressively implemented a profound transformation process for the Mediobanca Group, which has seen the Bank change from a holding company to a diversified banking group with operations in Wealth Management, Corporate & Investment Banking, and Consumer Finance activities.