Marco Dondi

In addition to being the Deputy Director General at International Baccalaureate (IB), Marco is the author of Outgrowing Capitalism, which aims to provide a new socio-economic model – monetism. Before IB, he built over a decade of experience at McKinsey & Company and spent over two years as the organisation’s Future of Work Expert.

Since his humble beginnings on the outskirts of Milan, Marco Dondi has established his career and expertise as a strategy consultant with over a decade of experience advising CEOs and government officials on economics, economic development, banking, education, adult training, and people development.

At 28, Marco went on a Vipassana meditation retreat and re-emerged from a quarter-life crisis with a renewed sense of purpose. Since then, he has been on a mission to challenge and reform the social conventions that hinder people from pursuing fulfilling lives — capitalism being the biggest culprit.

When he’s not working or writing, Marco re-energizes with various sports on water or snow, creating and cooking Italian and Asian dishes, and indulging in his childhood passion for wild mushroom foraging.

Marco has worked and lived on four continents and visited over 60 countries. He currently calls Switzerland home, where he lives with his partner, Kristie, and their rag doll cats, Panko and Miso.