Paolo Barberis

Paolo Barberis, founder of Dada, was born in La Spezia in 1967. He studied architecture in Italy and Germany. After graduation and a Specialization in Interface Design at the Domus Academy in 1994,
When he was 27, along with some fellow students of Florence, creates Dada. Starting from the simple dialup connectivity in 1995, over the years he has offered them new ways of living and understand Internet, all geared to make it a place of presence and natural aggregation. In 2000 Paolo takes Dada to the Milan Stock Exchange.
In '98 he was among the founders of the Italian section of IAB (Internet Advertising Bureau) and in '99 of the Italian chapter of ISOC (Internet Society). Paolo has led Dada to be one of the leading company with offices in Florence, Milan, Bergamo, New York, Barcelona, Paris, London, Worcester, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro and a team of over 700 people, mostly under 35. Today Paolo runs NanaBianca, that is taking shape in Florence.