Gianluca Caruso
Senior Project Manager
Gianluca Caruso is a Senior Project Manager at CAA Portas, based in Dubai. With 15 years of experience, he serves clients in Europe and the Middle East. Before joining CAA Portas, Gianluca gained experience in strategy consulting through roles at Bain & Company and Deloitte, as well as in the financial services sector with positions at ION Cerved and UBI Bank. Gianluca is a former semi-competitive swimmer and actively interested in various sports, including football, basketball, eSports/gaming, tennis, and padel.
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Gianluca has played an instrumental role in various high-impact projects. Among others, he has led high-impact initiatives across sport and entertainment, including the negotiation strategy for a global eSports partnership and the development of a regional eSports and gaming ecosystem to position the Middle East as a global innovation hub. In Saudi Arabia, he has also driven the long-term strategy and implementation for golf as both a competitive sport and a financial growth engine.
Prior to joining CAA Portas, Gianluca spent about 8 years in strategy consulting, primarily at Bain & Company, where he led complex multi-industry projects on an international scale. He also brings industry experience from ION Cerved, where he served as Executive Risk Intelligence Senior Manager, focusing on product development for business information banking platforms.
Gianluca holds an MBA from Hult International Business School. He is a former semi-competitive swimmer and actively interested in various sports, including football, basketball, esports/gaming, tennis, and padel.