A former Deputy Chairman of Lazard, he is the Chief Executive Officer of Gruppo Banca Leonardo.

After studying at the French high schools Lycée français Chateaubriand in Rome and Stendhal in Milan, he graduated with honors from Sciences Po in Paris.

He received a Doctor of Philosophy in law from the University of Milan and is a Tax advisor with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

In Mediobanca since 1980 for which he worked for more than fifteen years as General Secretary and then Central Director.

Considered the natural heir of Enrico Cuccia he left the bank due to a clash with CEO Vincenzo Maranghi.

[2] Braggiotti began his career at General Electric, an American energy corporation, in Milan, Italy.