Alessandro Boga

Alessandro Boga is the Italian Specialist at Wilson Daniels, a position they have held since March of 2018. Prior to their current role, Alessandro was a Sales Representative at Wilson Daniels Wholesale from February 2016 to March 2018, with a focus on Italian on-premise accounts in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.

Before Wilson Daniels, Alessandro was the Co-founder of COOQIT from July 2015 to January 2017. And before that, they were an Account Director at Colangelo & Partners Public Relations from November 2010 to February 2016, where they supervised the work on all accounts and was in charge of the Italian wine clients’ portfolio. During their time at Colangelo & Partners, Alessandro also cultivated relationships with top personalities in the press and wine/food trade, and led and mentored junior staff.

Alessandro began their career in public relations as a Junior Account Executive at JB Cumberland Public Relations from December 2009 to November 2010.

Alessandro Boga attended New York University and earned a professional certificate in digital media marketing. Alessandro then went on to study foreign direct investments at Marmara University for their master thesis research. For their master's degree, they studied economics at Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna. Finally, they earned their bachelor's degree in development studies from Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna. In addition to their formal education, Alessandro Boga has also earned certification from Vinitaly International as an Italian Wine Ambassador, from the Society of Wine Educators as a CSW (Certified Specialist in Wine), from Italian Wine Central as an IWP (Italian Wine Professional), from WSET — Wine & Spirit Education Trust as a WSET Level 3, and from WSET — Wine & Spirit Education Trust as a WSET Level 2. Alessandro has also earned a certification from Google in Google AdWords Search Advertising.

Alessandro Boga reports to Scott Ehrlich, VP, Marketing and Brand Management. They are on a team with Alban de Brosses - Senior Brand Manager, Taylor Neumann - Junior Brand Manager, and Vanessa Rahn - Junior Brand Manager.