# Alberto E. Porciani

> Alberto E. Porciani is the Italian, Barcelona-based CEO and co-founder of Top Doctors Group. After international commercial roles at Johnson & Johnson and Allergan, he built the company with his wife and co-founder Lorena Bassas, expanding across markets and developing the group through acquisitions. He completed an Executive MBA at IE Business School in 2004.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Top Doctors Group
- **Organizations:** Top Doctors Group, Johnson & Johnson, Allergan
- **Nationality:** Italian
- **Education:** Economics degree, cum laude, University of Turin, Executive MBA, IE Business School, Postgraduate professional training; Customer Focus Programme and Store Wars Programme, INSEAD, Postgraduate professional training in management, IESE Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads an international group with multiple technology brands., Nominated in the Creators category of IE University’s EPIC Awards 2023., Led the company through its 2021 equity financing and subsequent acquisition strategy.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2012** — Held international senior commercial roles at Johnson & Johnson, including Commercial Director Italy and Director of Key Accounts EMA, and served as Director of Corporate Accounts at Allergan.
- **2004** — Completed an Executive MBA at IE Business School.
- **2012** — Co-founded Top Doctors with Lorena Bassas, according to his Biocat biography and conference biographies; the company describes its founding as 2013.
- **2014** — Top Doctors began operations in Mexico.
- **2015** — Top Doctors entered Italy.
- **2016** — Top Doctors expanded into the United Kingdom, Colombia and Chile.
- **2021** — The company raised €11.2 million ($13 million) in a round led by Impact Partners with ICF Venture Tech II participation.
- **2023** — The group arranged up to €8 million in non-dilutive financing from Mars Growth Capital and Liquidity Group.
- **2026** — Top Doctors acquired Ireland’s Manitex; Porciani expressed interest in further acquisitions in Italy and the UK.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads an international group with multiple technology brands.
- Nominated in the Creators category of IE University’s EPIC Awards 2023.
- Led the company through its 2021 equity financing and subsequent acquisition strategy.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Impact.info rebroadcast an interview with Porciani; this was a republication rather than a new interview.
- **2026-07** — Top Doctors acquired Manitex in Ireland. Porciani stated that the company was profitable and cash-flow positive and was preparing a capital restructuring for some longstanding investors.
- **2026-07** — Appeared in a Forbes España BrandVoice interview discussing the group’s technology and automation approach.

## Links

- Website: https://www.topdoctorsgroup.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alberto-e-porciani-106582

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