# Brian Pallas

> Brian Pallas is the Italian founder and CEO of Opportunity Network, a private business-matching platform where vetted CEOs and investors anonymously connect on commercial, fundraising, investing and M&A deals above $1M. What started as an anonymous newsletter he circulated at Columbia Business School to help his father's Milan family business grew into one of the world's largest communities of CEOs and investors, with tens of thousands of vetted members across 130+ countries and hundreds of billions in transaction flow. A former Boston Consulting Group consultant with private equity and investment banking experience, Pallas also co-founded Collective Equity Ownership and the Milan real estate firm Medhelan Capital.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Opportunity Network
- **Organizations:** Opportunity Network, Collective Equity Ownership, Medhelan Capital, SVN International (Board of Directors, Growth Chapter)
- **From:** Italy
- **Nationality:** Italian
- **Education:** B.S. Business Management and M.S. Economics (with honors), Catholic University of Milan, MBA, Columbia Business School
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled Opportunity Network into one of the world's largest communities of vetted CEOs and investors, Grew network to tens of thousands of vetted members across 130+ countries and 100+ industries, Facilitated hundreds of billions of dollars in aggregate transaction flow (cited figures range from $400B to ~$530B)

## Career timeline

- **pre-2012** — Worked at Boston Consulting Group; gained private equity and investment banking experience across three funds and managed the sale of two companies
- **2012-2014** — MBA at Columbia Business School; joined the Family Business Club and began circulating an anonymous newsletter connecting members' business opportunities
- **2014** — Founded Opportunity Network after roughly $1B in deal flow passed through his student newsletter
- **2018** — Co-founded Collective Equity Ownership, a diversification fund for successful entrepreneurs
- **2019** — Opportunity Network awarded the Seal of Excellence by the European Commission
- **2021** — Co-founded Medhelan Capital, a Milan real estate firm converting central office space into residential units

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled Opportunity Network into one of the world's largest communities of vetted CEOs and investors
- Grew network to tens of thousands of vetted members across 130+ countries and 100+ industries
- Facilitated hundreds of billions of dollars in aggregate transaction flow (cited figures range from $400B to ~$530B)
- Secured partnerships with Banco Sabadell, BBVA, CaixaBank, Intesa Sanpaolo, London Stock Exchange, VISA, BCG and YPO
- Awarded the Seal of Excellence by the European Commission (2019)
- Co-founded Collective Equity Ownership and Medhelan Capital
- Joined SVN International's Board of Directors for its new Growth Chapter

## Latest updates

- **2021-05** — Co-founded Medhelan Capital, a Milan real estate firm converting central office spaces into residential units
- **2018** — Co-founded Collective Equity Ownership, described as the world's first diversification fund for entrepreneurs

## Links

- Website: https://opportunitynetwork.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bpallas
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/brian_pallas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OpportNetwork

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Last updated: 2026-06-25