Carlo Clavarino has occupied a leading position at Aon since the company was established in Italy in 1998, driving its growth and making a decisive contribution to making Aon a world leader in insurance brokerage, human resources consulting and risk management. He began his career in 1982 at Luigi Pratolongo, a historic brokerage in Genoa.

In 1991, Pratolongo was acquired by Nikols, another important Italian insurance brokerage. Shortly after this he was appointed General Manager. In 1998, Nikols was acquired by AON, where Clavarino worked until his current post as International Executive Chairman and member of the Global Operational Committee. Carlos Clavarino has a PhD honoris causa in Social Science from the University of L’Aquila and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the CUOA Business School.

In 2010, he was awarded the Cavaliere del Lavoro of the Italian Republic. He is honorary Consul of Norway in Milan and President of the San Patrignano Foundation, which is responsible for the biggest drug rehabilitation clinic in the world. Among other posts, Clavarino has also been Vice-Chairman of the Milan Foundation for the Expo 2015 and Chairman of Società Autostrade per la Lombardia Spa (Ferrovial Group) in 2009.