Riccardo Mascolo is Head of Strategy for the Ericsson Customer Area South-East Mediterranean which comprises 14 countries including Italy, Greece, Israel, Libya, Romania and Serbia and he is also responsible for Mission Critical Private Networks and 5G for industries business.

Since joining Ericsson in 1995, Riccardo has held various managerial positions in the areas of Marketing and Sales: mobile and fixed network infrastructure, multimedia platforms, dedicated and mission critical private networks and system integration toward major telecom operators.

In his working experience Riccardo spent medium to long periods abroad, where he created the basis of international experience that helped him in the career development.

From 2009 he has been driving Ericsson’s strategy, marketing and business development across Italy and the Southern Mediterranean area. Born in Rome, graduated in Electronic Engineering at "La Sapienza" University of Rome, he completed his studies in management including Strategic Marketing Executive Program at SDA Bocconi School of Management (2011) and Advanced Finance for managers at Luiss School of Management (2005).