Massimo Claudio
Comparini

Massimo Claudio Comparini has a long and proven track record in space industry, from technology to services, and in the Earth observation domain.

In 2024 Massimo Comparini was appointed Managing Director of Leonardo’s Space Business Unit and Chairman of Thales Alenia Space Supervisory Board.

From 2020 until 2024, he was Deputy CEO, Senior Executive Vice President Observation, Exploration and Navigation at Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italia.

In 2016, he was named CEO of eGeos, a joint venture between Telespazio (80%) and the Italian Space Agency (20%). and Director Line of Business Geo Information at Telespazio. He was, at the same time, Chairman of GAF and EarthLab Luxembourg. In 2013, he was appointed CTO of Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%).

He started his career in 1983 at Selenia Spazio (later Alenia Spazio), holding various management positions, up to his position as Chief Technology Officer. 

Massimo Comparini holds a Master Degree in Electrical Engineering, Remote Sensing and Radar Systems from the University of Rome La Sapienza, as well as a Degree in Strategy from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. 

He is member of the technical-scientific advisory board of the Research, Development and Higher Studies Center in Sardinia - CSR4 - (Italy).