# Leonardo Gannio

> Leonardo Gannio is the founder and CEO of MAGIIS, a Miami-based mobility-as-a-service platform for transportation-for-hire operators. A serial entrepreneur born in Buenos Aires, he built the technology distributor AKTIO Group into a $500M, seven-country business before selling it, after corporate stints at NCR, Informix, PeopleSoft, Lexmark and Ingram Micro. He is the author of 'Mobility 3.0: How to Win and Thrive in the Future of Passenger Transportation' and a keynote speaker who casts the future of mobility as electric, autonomous, connected and personalized.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at MAGIIS
- **Organizations:** MAGIIS, AKTIO Group, Inventika Solutions, FixIt Urban Hardware Stores
- **From:** Buenos Aires, Argentina
- **Nationality:** Argentine
- **Education:** Industrial Engineering, Industrial Engineering program, Postgraduate, Business Strategy and Administration, IAE Business School, Executive Education, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Built AKTIO Group into a $500M technology distributor operating in seven countries across the Americas, Sold AKTIO Group to a Fortune 500 distributor in 2016, Led Informix to top-three worldwide market share positions and managed its IBM merger in his region

## Career timeline

- **1990s-2000s** — Global executive roles at NCR, Informix Software, PeopleSoft, Lexmark and Ingram Micro across Latin America
- **2003** — Regional Director for the South Cone at PeopleSoft, overseeing JD Edwards and Oracle merger transitions
- **2004** — Founded AKTIO Group, a value-added technology distributor
- **2016** — AKTIO Group sold to a Fortune 500 technology distributor after reaching $500M revenue across seven countries
- **2021** — Named one of Industry Era's Best Industry Leaders; MAGIIS raised seed funding
- **2024-2025** — Published 'Mobility 3.0: How to Win and Thrive in the Future of Passenger Transportation'

## Achievements

- Built AKTIO Group into a $500M technology distributor operating in seven countries across the Americas
- Sold AKTIO Group to a Fortune 500 distributor in 2016
- Led Informix to top-three worldwide market share positions and managed its IBM merger in his region
- Founder and CEO of MAGIIS, a mobility-as-a-service platform for transportation-for-hire operators
- Author of 'Mobility 3.0: How to Win and Thrive in the Future of Passenger Transportation'
- Recognized as one of Industry Era's Best Industry Leaders of 2021

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Released 'Mobility 3.0: How to Win and Thrive in the Future of Passenger Transportation' in ebook and print.

## Links

- Website: https://leonardo-gannio.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonardogannio/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/mobility30Guy
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mobility3.0guy/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mobility3.0Guy/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mobility3.0guy

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Last updated: 2026-06-27