Giuseppe Cicatelli

Founder and Principal, Bacalia Group

Giuseppe Cicatelli is the Founder and Principal of Bacalia Group, a principal-led investment and operating platform that deploys proprietary capital in regulated infrastructure, stewarded land and foundational technology. He is responsible for capital allocation, strategic direction, investment structuring and governance oversight.

He is Executive Chairman of Grand Caribbean Marinas, the largest marina operator in the Caribbean and among the five largest in the United States by number of slips, and of Marking US Park, a parking infrastructure platform in Puerto Rico. He has invested in Puerto Rico since 2014.

Through Bacalia, he leads selective investments in foundational technology companies, including Cerebras, Groq, xAI, Perplexity AI, Polymarket and Kodiak Robotics.

He began his career in investment banking at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs in London.

Education

  • Università Bocconi — BBA, cum laude
  • NYU Stern School of Business — M.S. in Finance
  • Executive programs at Harvard Business School and London Business School

Affiliations

  • YPO (Young Presidents' Organization)
  • The Economic Club of New York
  • World Economic Forum New Champions
  • Endeavor Mentor and Investor
  • Forbes Business Council
  • Entrepreneur Leadership Network Contributor