Stefano Bontempelli is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman and Senior Partner of Renaissance Partners. He is a member of the Renaissance Investment Committee. Previously he was Head of Corporate Finance Italy at Société Générale, which he joined at the end of 2010, and a member of Neuberger Berman (previously Lehman Brothers) from 1999 to 2010. At Neuberger Berman, he was Managing Director and Partner of NB Co-Investment Fund from 2006 to 2010, and a member of the European Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Lehman Brothers from 1999 to 2006 based in Milan and London with various responsibilities including Head of Mergers & Acquisitions Italy. Stefano started his career in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Credit Suisse First Boston based in London. He serves as a Board member of Engineering Ingegneria Informatica, Farnese Vini, Biolchim and Uteco. Stefano graduated cum laude in Business Administration from Ca' Foscari University of Venice.