Summary
Roberto Gobbetti is a data-driven growth and product leader with 12 years of experience building machine learning products and operations for marketplaces and advertising. Currently Chief Growth Officer at Quince, he leads Returns and Quality, designing products and processes that improve customer experience and make returns effortless. He previously led Product, Data Science and ML for RappiAds and built targeting and forecasting systems for Spotify’s native advertising, blending academic rigor from a PhD in Physics with pragmatic product delivery. Roberto has moved between research and high-velocity consumer businesses, translating complex models into scalable features that directly impact monetization and retention. He’s comfortable running cross-functional teams and operating at the intersection of ML, analytics, and operations across multiple markets. An underrated strength: he leverages a research background to ask sharper questions that reduce return rates and improve the “perfect item” match for customers.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Physics at New York University
Diploma in Physics Sciences - Physics, Diploma in Physics Sciences - Physics at Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori, Pavia
M.Sc. Theoretical Physics, M.Sc. Theoretical Physics at Università di Pavia
M.Sc. Research fellowship Theoretical Physics, M.Sc. Research fellowship Theoretical Physics at SISSA
English, Italian, Spanish