Danilo Iervolino (born 2 April 1978) is an Italian businessman who is the owner of

Salernitana Unione Sportiva Salernitana 1919 is an Italian professional football club based in Salerno, Campania. The original club was founded in 1919 and has been reconstituted three times in the course of its history, most recently in 2011. The current ...

Early life

Iervolino attended the

Parthenope University of Naples The Parthenope University of Naples () is one of the universities located in Naples, Italy. Historical notes Now one of the fully accredited universities of Naples, the “Parthenope” University was founded in 1920 as the ''Regio Istituto Sup ...

in Italy.

Career

Iervolino founded the

Università degli Studi Pegaso The Pegaso University ( or ''Pegaso'' ''Università Telematica''), often abbreviated as "Unipegaso", is an open (Italian: aperta) university founded in 2006 in Naples, Italy. The university is accredited and recognized by the Italian Ministry of ...

Personal life

Iervolino is the son of Italian lawyer Antonio Iervolino.

Legal Conviction

In 2019, Danilo Iervolino was involved in a legal investigation for alleged corruption linked to the Ministry of Labor. The main accusation revolved around the employment of Antonio Rossi, the son of high-ranking official Concetta Ferrari, at

. This hiring was allegedly a "reward" for Ferrari, who, using her influence, facilitated the splitting of the Encal-Inpal patronage into two separate entities: Encal-Cisal and Inpal. This division, initially rejected by the Ministry, reportedly brought significant financial benefits to the newly created patronages. Iervolino allegedly managed the operation in collaboration with Francesco Cavallaro, General Secretary of Cisal (sentenced to five years in prison), and Mario Rosario Miele, a collaborator of Iervolino (sentenced to two years and eight months). Francesco Fimmanò, Pegaso University’s scientific director, was acquitted, while Ferrari and other individuals remain under trial. The case has raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest and favoritism within public institutions and private universities.

References

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