Prince Lorenzo de' Medici
CEO, Medici Family Office
Prince Lorenzo de’ Medici is a direct descendant of the historic House of Medici, the dynasty that under wrote the Renaissance, bankrolled Columbus’ expedition to the New World and invented our modern banking system.
As a member of one of the top 10 most globally influential families, the prince counts three Popes and two French queens among his ancestors.
He was born in Catanzaro, Italy and grew up in the Medici family palazzo in Martirano.
His charitable contributions and voluntary activities include nonprofit projects in Zimbabwe, AIDS awareness campaigns through the Foundation for AIDS Research and support for research programs focusing on cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics and quantitative biology guided by Nobel Prize laureate James Watson.
Prince Lorenzo speaks five languages; holds three master’s degrees (in finance, fashion design and luxury goods, and international business communication); collects and designs high-performance luxury vehicles; invests in art, agriculture, olive oil and wine production, and other ventures.
To revive the Medici banking tradition, he launched Medici Bank in the U.S. in 2020, partnering with American Express, a US financial service provider, and Germany’s online Fidor Bank.
Medici Bank serves small and midsize international businesses and has been hailed as one of the most innovative banks on the planet.