Paolo Bassetti (Milan, October 8, 1964) holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Bologna, a master's degree in Economics and Latin American Studies from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a Sloan Program from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge.

He participated actively in major industrial and organizational development operations of the Techint group.

Currently,[clarification needed] Bassetti lives between São Paulo, Milan and Eastern Europe.

Throughout his career, he has lived and worked in Italy, Mexico, Argentina, Romania and Brazil.

In Brazil, he played an important role in renegotiating the shareholder agreement with Japan's Nippon Steel, ending a corporate fight in Usiminas that lasted more than 3 years.