Luciano Belviso (born August 18, 1983) is an Italian Entrepreneur, Manager and Aerospace Engineer. He is founder and

CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

of Blackshape Aircraft.

Early life and education

Belviso was born in

Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...

where he attended the scientific lyceum. He then moved to northern Italy,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

and France for his university education. Belviso holds a M.Sc. in mechanical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne, a LL.M. in space and telecommunications law from the University of Paris XI and a B.Eng in aerospace engineering from the Polytechnic University of Turin.

Career and interests

Belviso started his career at 23, soon after his graduation, with consultancy and academic appointments, in the field of meta-modeling techniques.

Blackshape Aircraft

In 2009, at the age of 25, Belviso founded the company Blackshape Aircraft, in

Monopoli Monopoli (; Monopolitano: ) is a town and municipality in Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Bari and region of Apulia. The town is roughly in area and lies on the Adriatic Sea about southeast of Bari. It has a population of 49,246 ...

, with his friend Angelo Petrosillo as co-founder. The early life of the company was initially granted by a regionally funded program for youth entrepreneurship, offering €25,000 grants.Piero Ricci,
Noi, i signori degli aeroplani con i prestiti di Principi attivi
', '' la Repubblica'', 16 settembre 2011 The company started to re-design a tandem two-seater aircraft (originally the Asso X) for the luxury market. One year later, the majority of shares were sold to the holding Angelo Investments and Blackshape became a stock company. Thanks to the capital expansion, the company started the certification of the first aircraft, named BS100 (commercial name Blackshape Prime), and the serial manufacturing, gaining relevant market feedback thanks to its high-technology carbon fiber aircraft.The Blackshape Aircraft Owner Association
In 2013 the company launched a new program, the BS115, for a larger two-seater for utility operations and training. Belviso leads the company as

and CTO.

Affiliation

Belviso is member of the Space Generation Advisory Council in support of the United Nations Space Programme, member of the

International Institute of Space Law The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) is an international space advocacy organization based in Paris, and founded in 1951 as a non-governmental organization to establish a dialogue between scientists around the world and to lay t ...

Personal life

Belviso studied piano since he was 7. He later studied violin and organ. Occasionally Belviso takes part to some concerts playing or singing.Roberto Di Caro,

'', '' L'Espresso'', 12 Luglio 2012 Besides Italian, his mothertongue, Belviso speaks English, French and German.

References

External links

Official website
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