Rank #3078
Danilo Iervolino
Net worth $1.2B
Online universities · Italy
- Born
- Apr 02, 1978
- Age
- 48
- Source
- Online universities
- Residence
- Rome
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 0
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Danilo Iervolino is an Italian entrepreneur who founded online university UniPegaso in 2006, one of the first to be established in Italy.
- Iervolino started UniPegaso at age 28 and grew it to become the largest in Italy, serving more than 120,000 students.
- He sold his company Multiversity, which includes UniPegaso, to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for $1.3 billion in October 2021.
- Since selling UniPegaso, Iervolino has purchased Italian soccer team Salernitana.
- He also invests in Italian tech startups, both independently and through a startup accelerator and venture capital funds.
- Iervolino was inspired to launch an online university in Italy when he traveled to the U.S. after developing online master's programs at the University of Salerno.