Mario Abbadessa began his career at Hines in 2010 and in 2016 he assumed the role of Managing Director & Country Head of Hines Italy, becoming responsible for all Hines Group activities in Italy. In March 2019, at the age of 35, he is appointed Senior Managing Director of Hines Italy by the Board of Hines Global, becoming the Group's youngest manager to reach this milestone internationally.

Since 2016, under Mario Abbadessa's leadership, Hines has completed real estate investments of about 6 billion euros in Milan, Florence and the Bologna area, building a team of about 80 professionals.

Mario Abbadessa holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University and a master's degree in Science of Finance with electives in Real Estate Finance from the University of Amsterdam.