Max Cartellieri Email Address

Co-Founder and Co-CEO

AlphaSights is a global leader in knowledge search, connecting the world's top professionals with the world's best knowledge. We help clients improve decisions, sharpen their thinking and drive business forward.

Max Cartellieri is an entrepreneur with 20+ years’ experience founding, building, and growing businesses focused on the knowledge economy. In 1999, Max co-founded Ciao AG which became Europe’s leading price comparison and product review service. Backed by Apax Partners, Hubert Burda Media, Index Ventures and Wellington Partners, Ciao was sold to Greenfield Online in 2005 and ultimately acquired by Microsoft in 2008. In 2008, he co-founded AlphaSights, a global knowledge-on-demand platform with 1,500+ employees in nine global offices (2022). Top professionals rely on AlphaSights to connect them rapidly and intelligently with experts around the world who have the precise knowledge needed to help clients improve decisions, sharpen thinking, and drive business forward. As Co-CEO, Max is focused on developing new ways for AlphaSights to add value to top tier clients and on ensuring the company remains a desirable destination for professional talent. Max graduated from the LSE with a BSc in Economics and an MSc in Accounting & Finance. He later earned his MBA from Stanford Business School, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar. Prior to embarking on his entrepreneurial career, Max held roles at McKinsey & Company and BC Partners.