Roberto Tavano

Biography

Roberto Tavano is a partner with Unisys Global Public Sector based in Italy.  He is responsible for developing and leading the practice in Italy while coordinating and executing the rollout of Unisys Business Blueprinting-enabled programs and solutions throughout Continental Europe, the United Kingdom and Nordic countries.

Roberto joins Unisys from Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Italia SpA, where he entertained high-level relationships with selected large accounts, such as Kuwait Petroleum.  In addition to serving as vice president of the public administration and e-government practice, Roberto also provided services as vice president, e-business & supply chain, southern Europe, and was responsible for regional strategic decisions regarding platforms, investments and technology.

He previously was a partner at Ernst & Young Consultants SpA, until the company was sold to Cap Gemini in 2000.  Here, prior to taking the lead of the e-business & supply chain group, he was account executive responsible for large projects at such clients as Fiat Auto and Ferrari, the sport carmaker.  In 1995, he founded and was CEO of The T-Bear Co. Ltd., a company that provided advice on business strategy to help re-define business models.  He also founded and was CEO of two other companies that provided various strategic business consulting services and software applications.

Roberto continues to lecture at the Instituto Superiore “Mario Boella” in Torino, Italy, where he speaks on e-strategy.  He speaks regularly at conferences and has published several articles.

Areas of Expertise

• Business blueprinting
• Business consulting services

Education

• A degree in physics from the Università di Trieste in Trieste, Italy.