I am Alessio Virgili, an Executive Operating Partner and Chief Brand & Product Officer in fashion and luxury, with 22+ years of international experience building and transforming premium and luxury brands. I operate at C-level, owning operating models, product systems and commercial execution, shaping brand architecture, product governance, supply-chain structuring, retail platforms and go-to-market strategies. I founded VIRGILI STUDIO as an integrated operating platform where strategy, product and commercial execution are governed as a single decision system. I also lead The Coherence Atlas, a European cultural infrastructure dedicated to documenting and safeguarding intangible craft heritage. My work blends industrial leadership with cultural knowledge infrastructures to create durable value for founders, boards and investors.

Alessio Virgili

I am Alessio Virgili, an Executive Operating Partner and Chief Brand & Product Officer in fashion and luxury, with 22+ years of international experience building and transforming premium and luxury brands. I operate at C-level, owning operating models, product systems and commercial execution, shaping brand architecture, product governance, supply-chain structuring, retail platforms and go-to-market strategies. I founded VIRGILI STUDIO as an integrated operating platform where strategy, product and commercial execution are governed as a single decision system. I also lead The Coherence Atlas, a European cultural infrastructure dedicated to documenting and safeguarding intangible craft heritage. My work blends industrial leadership with cultural knowledge infrastructures to create durable value for founders, boards and investors.

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I am Alessio Virgili, an Executive Operating Partner and Chief Brand & Product Officer in fashion and luxury, with 22+ years of international experience building and transforming premium and luxury brands. I operate at C-level, owning operating models, product systems and commercial execution, shaping brand architecture, product governance, supply-chain structuring, retail platforms and go-to-market strategies.

I founded VIRGILI STUDIO as an integrated operating platform where strategy, product and commercial execution are governed as a single decision system. I also lead The Coherence Atlas, a European cultural infrastructure dedicated to documenting and safeguarding intangible craft heritage. My work blends industrial leadership with cultural knowledge infrastructures to create durable value for founders, boards and investors.

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Language

Italian
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Beginner
German
Beginner

Work Experience

Founder & Scientific Director at The Coherence Atlas
January 1, 2025 - Present
Founder and Scientific Director of a European cultural research infrastructure dedicated to the documentation, safeguarding and transmission of intangible craft heritage. Responsible for defining conceptual model, governance architecture, methodological framework, and alignment with European standards for cultural research, interoperability, ethical data governance and non-commercial open-access practices. Builds a permanent digital infrastructure to observe processes, decisions and embodied knowledge within craft ecosystems.
Founder & Managing Director | Executive Operating Partner at Virgili Studio Consulting
January 1, 2024 - Present
Founded and lead an executive operating platform for brand and product governance in fashion and luxury. Acts at C-suite and board level, integrating brand strategy, product systems, industrial execution and commercial alignment. Direct involvement in scale-up, organizational transitions, brand restructuring and value-creation initiatives. Governance of collection architecture, product development, Made in Italy and international supply chains, and monobrand retail platforms.
Founder & Executive Brand Officer at Paraggi
January 1, 2024 - Present
Founder and executive lead of a proprietary high-end cashmere knitwear brand. End-to-end responsibility across brand creation, product governance and industrial execution. Direct governance of collection architecture, Made in Italy manufacturing and long-term brand desirability.
Founder & Executive Brand Officer at noMade
January 1, 2019 - Present
Founder of a sustainable premium lifestyle brand with international wholesale traction. Responsibility for brand system definition, product development and supply-chain structuring. Governance of brand positioning, growth strategy and product–market coherence.
Chief Product Officer & Commercial Development Lead at ORATIO
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2025
Executive responsibility across creative direction, product governance and commercial development. Definition of brand DNA, product architecture and industrial execution frameworks. Support to retail positioning, go-to-market strategy and international growth.
Co-Founder | Head of Retail & Executive Brand Officer at LUNARIA CASHMERE
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2025
Co-founder and long-term executive leader of a heritage luxury cashmere brand. Head of retail for monobrand platform development, store concepts and retail execution. Oversight of retail strategy, product–retail alignment and commercial performance. Led brand growth through to successful exit via sale of ownership stake.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Law at Università Cattolica di Milano
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 2002
Classical Studies at Liceo Classico, Perugia
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1995

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Retail, Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment