Mario Cortesi

Managing Director

Mario joined DeA in 2019, where he is Managing Director in the direct fund’s investment program division.

Prior to joining DeA, Mario led for 4 years the distressed credit and structured finance investment team of Quaestio Capital SGR.

Mario has a long international experience in investment banking, with responsibility roles in Securitization (NPLs, Mortgages, Consumer Credit), Real Estate principle investing and Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup in London, leading teams responsible for the Southern European Area. Mario led for more than 6 years the Global Finance team at Société Générale in Italy.

He graduated from Bocconi University in Milan. FSA Qualified (UK), Certified Independent Auditor and Chartered Accountant.
Mario is fluent in English.