Davide Ballico

Davide Ballico has extensive experience in various roles within the fashion industry. Davide is currently working as a Senior Manager at tentree, where they are involved in the company's mission to plant 1 billion trees by 2030. Prior to this, they founded and served as the principal of DB ORAMA Consulting. Davide has also worked at Canada Goose as a Senior Sourcing RM Manager and at RYU Apparel Inc. as the Operations, Quality, Fabric, and Trims Sr. Manager. Before that, they worked at lululemon as a Sourcing Manager and as a Production & Quality Manager for LLO EMEA. Earlier in their career, they held positions at Diesel, Iceberg, Marzotto Group, and UNOBI' snc-Family Luxury Apparel Factory. Throughout their career, Davide has demonstrated a strong emphasis on sustainability, strategic sourcing, cost negotiations, and achieving business growth.

Davide Ballico has a diverse education history. From 1988 to 1993, they attended the "\"Natta\" School of Fashion and Textile Technology & Business Administration", where they pursued a degree in Fashion & Textile Technology and Business Administration. During this time, their focus areas included Fashion Merchandising, Apparel Engineering, PI & Compliance, Textile Development, and Business Administration.

Following that, from 1993 to 1995, Davide attended the Università degli Studi di Padova, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Forest Sciences and Biology.

In addition to their formal education, Davide has also obtained certifications in various fields. In December 2021, they completed a course on Project Management Foundations: Requirements from LinkedIn. Earlier in September 2021, they obtained a certificate in Indigenous Canada from Coursera Course Certificates.