ClearEstate’s CEO is a seasoned executive specializing in law, international affairs, operations, and mergers and acquisitions, with a unique skill set that has taken him around the world and back. Davide’s outlook reflects the increasingly borderless and cosmopolitan makeup of modern families.
As Alexander began designing the ClearEstate platform in early 2020 with Diagram Ventures, a search began for the startup’s founding CEO; experience in inter-jurisdictional law, finance and high-level management were prerequisites, as well as the ability to rally investors and juggle many institutional partners. The opportunity represented an interesting marriage of his interests in law, strategy and foreign affairs.
“ClearEstate needed a first CEO, and the rest is history. It’s been a perfect match!” Davide said. “This particular opportunity met all my criteria: Innovation, empathy and the ability to bring families together across many jurisdictions. What really sold me was Alex’s desire to solve the toughest problem in the process, not the easiest.”
With a Master's Degree in International Economic Law from the London School of Economics, Davide spent seven years in several high-profile roles with the Canadian Department of Justice, including Senior Counsel. He is also a former guest lecturer at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management, teaching strategy and innovation.
In 2013, Davide joined McKinsey & Co. and, three years later, co-founded the consultancy Juniper. It wasn’t long, however, before he was lured back to an international stage, appointed Vice-President of Strategy and Transformation for Cirque du Soleil, and oversaw operations across the US — New York City, Las Vegas, Chicago and elsewhere — later rising to Senior Vice-President.
And then, in early 2020, the pandemic hit and Davide quickly realized it was time for a new mission.