Who We Are — Andrea Ferrerio, Founder & CEO of AF6 Company
Chi siamo
Andrea Ferrerio
Founder & CEO, AF6 Company
01 · Education and formation
A rigorous foundation for complex challenges
Andrea Ferrerio completed his secondary education at an Italian Liceo before continuing his academic path at Politecnico di Milano, one of Europe's leading technical universities.
He earned a university degree followed by a Master's qualification in design engineering and innovation, at prestigious Politecnico di Milano, the best engineering university in Italy and one of the first in the world, developing a multidisciplinary education centred on design, product engineering, technological development and structured problem solving. He completed his studies with a final mark of 108/110.
His thesis — centred on a highly innovative microwave oven concept — was evaluated as the best project across the entire cohort. This distinction carried particular weight: the R&D Director personally reviewed every student's project on a weekly basis throughout the course, making his assessment both rigorous and authoritative. Following this exceptionally competitive process, Ferrerio became the only student out of the entire Politecnico di Milano engineering cohort to be offered a professional position within the multinational company — selected directly by the R&D Director himself.
Ferrerio later broadened his international education through studies in Oxford and has obtained five additional professional certifications.
02 · Design engineering
Approaching complexity with discipline
Ferrerio's core professional background is in Design Engineering, with more than a decade of experience related to product development, research and innovation. His experience includes work for Politecnico di Milano as well as within prestigious multinational companies, exposing him to both academic and international corporate environments.
He joined a multinational engineering organisation to work on the development and engineering of products for the North American market, becoming part of a professional team and collaborating with engineers, technical specialists and different corporate departments on complex projects.
Developing a sophisticated product requires considerably more than creating an initial concept. Functionality, performance, materials, manufacturing processes, technical constraints, reliability, costs, user requirements and commercial objectives must coexist within a coherent and feasible solution.
This work has given Ferrerio a practical understanding of how an idea can evolve into an engineered, manufacturable and commercially viable product. It has also strengthened his experience in problem solving, teamwork, cross-functional collaboration and the management of complexity.
03 · Innovation and entrepreneurship
Ideas made credible in the real world
Building upon his engineering background, Ferrerio founded AF6 Company, an independent initiative dedicated to research, technological development and product innovation.
His work has included the conception and development of new technological solutions, with particular experience involving electromagnetic technologies and their potential industrial applications. The development of these concepts has involved collaboration with specialised engineering professionals and the use of advanced engineering simulation to investigate technical feasibility and performance.
For Ferrerio, innovation does not end with the creation of an original idea. A meaningful innovation must also be technically credible, capable of being engineered and industrialised, relevant to a real application and potentially capable of generating economic value.
04 · Business and financial markets
A broader perspective on prosperity
Alongside his engineering and entrepreneurial activities, Ferrerio collaborates with his family's business and investment activities, broadening his experience into real estate, investment and private capital management.
The family's activities include the ownership and management of prestigious real estate assets in Milan, together with the allocation and management of private capital across financial markets.
Through this environment, he has developed practical familiarity with investment decision making, capital allocation, financial markets, risk assessment, real assets and long-term wealth management.
To further formalise this knowledge, Ferrerio completed a university-level course dedicated to capital management and the operation of Forex markets, achieving a final examination grade of 28/30.
His experience across engineering, entrepreneurship, real estate and finance has allowed him to observe the creation and preservation of economic value from different perspectives: from developing a product and understanding a business to evaluating investments, allocating capital and considering the long-term management of real and financial assets.
05 · International and civic perspective
Europe, freedom and institutional life
Ferrerio's education and professional experiences have contributed to a strongly international outlook. Italian is his native language; he also has a strong command of English and Spanish, alongside a basic knowledge of French.
His studies in Oxford, experience in multinational environments and involvement in European affairs have strengthened his interest in cooperation between different cultures, disciplines and countries.
He has served as Vice President of the Italian section of Ave Europa, a European political movement advocating greater European cooperation and integration.
His civic interests focus on the relationship between individual freedom, democracy, economic prosperity, effective institutions and the quality of life of citizens. He is interested in how institutions can protect individual liberty while creating an environment in which people, businesses and communities are able to develop, innovate and prosper.
06 · Leadership and sport
The practice of collective achievement
Ferrerio is also involved in sport as Vice President of a non-professional Serie A seven-a-side football club. The club has recently won its league championship, an important collective achievement for its players, coaching staff and management.
His involvement in competitive sport has given him another perspective on leadership, organisation, teamwork and the pursuit of shared objectives.
For Ferrerio, sport provides a practical demonstration of principles that extend beyond competition itself. Individual talent is important, but lasting results depend upon discipline, preparation, resilience, cooperation, leadership and the ability of individuals to work together toward a common objective.