Gianroberto Casaleggio

Gianroberto Casaleggio (Italian pronunciation: [dʒanroˈbɛrto kazaˈleddʒo]; 14 August 1954 – 12 April 2016) was an Italian entrepreneur and political activist, born in Milan.

Gianroberto Casaleggio
Co-founder of the Five Star Movement
In office
4 October 2009 – 12 April 2016
Serving with Beppe Grillo
Personal details
Born
Gianroberto Casaleggio

(1954-08-14)14 August 1954
Milan, Italy
Died12 April 2016(2016-04-12) (aged 61)
Milan, Italy
Cause of deathBrain cancer
Political partyFive Star Movement
Children2
Occupation
Websitebeppegrillo.it

He was co-founder and chairman of Casaleggio Associati srl, an internet and publishing company that advises on network strategies, and editor of Beppe Grillo's blog. He was also co-founder, with Beppe Grillo, of the Five Star Movement, of which he was sometimes called "guru".[1][2] In the Italian context, Casaleggio promoted the Web as a medium for political communication.[3]

Biography

Casaleggio began his career working at Olivetti, then, in the late 1990s, became CEO at Webegg, an internet consulting company. Webegg suffered heavy losses (over €20 million) in the period 2002–2003, and Casaleggio was replaced as CEO in 2003 by Giuseppe Longo.[4] In 2004, Casaleggio founded Casaleggio Associati, an internet consulting company that carries out research on e-commerce in Italy and whose findings are presented at a conference held in Milan every spring (since 2006).

Casaleggio Associati became the editor of Beppe Grillo's blog in 2005, as well as of some of Grillo's books. Casaleggio Associati was also editor of the web-blog of Antonio Di Pietro until 2010,[5] and the website of Chiarelettere, an editor, until 2013, when he was dismissed following disagreement over the editorial strategy.[6][7]

Casaleggio died on 12 April 2016 in Milan, at the age of 61, after a long period of illness.[8]

Family

After Gianroberto's death, his son Davide was appointed to replace him as president of Casaleggio Associati.[9]

References
  1. Marco Alfieri (May 26, 2012). "Grillo e l'ombra di Casaleggio il guru con il mito di Re Artù". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  2. Emiliano Liuzzi (September 8, 2012). "Il guru Casaleggio esce dall'ombra: "Non decido io"". il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  3. Natale, Simone; Ballatore, Andrea (January 1, 2014). "The web will kill them all: new media, digital utopia, and political struggle in the Italian 5-Star Movement". Media, Culture & Society. 36 (1): 105–121. doi:10.1177/0163443713511902. ISSN 0163-4437.
  4. "Telecom Italia rinuncia al controllo di Webegg". MF Milano Finanza (in Italian). April 6, 2004.
  5. Ettore Colombo (November 3, 2012). "Grillo-Di Pietro, il piano per le elezioni"Ingroia candidato premier"". Il Messaggero (in Italian). Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  6. Francesco Oggiano (July 8, 2013). "Il guru dimezzato". Vanity Fair (in Italian). Archived from the original on July 12, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  7. Paolo Bracalini (November 12, 2012). "Quando Travaglio & C. mandarono a quel paese il guru a cinque stelle". il Giornale (in Italian). Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  8. "M5s, è morto Gianroberto Casaleggio Fotostoria| Le frasi | I video". Corriere.it (in Italian). Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  9. Horowitz, Jason, "With Success Comes Dissension in Italy’s Five Star Movement", New York Times, December 12, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-12.

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