Paolo Belcastro is the Store Division Lead at Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com. The Store Division is in charge of promoting and selling premium upgrades to WordPress.com users, as well as supporting Business and Enterprise accounts, with a focus on providing an exceptional user experience.
Paolo started developing online products from Paris, France in 1994 with ParisHotels.com, managed and monetized high profile domain name portfolios from 1998. In 2004 he founded his own internet consultancy firm in Geneva, Switzerland.
Paolo Belcastro is from Italy, studied photography at the ENS Louis Lumière in Paris, France. Modern nomad, after Italy, France, and Switzerland, Paolo currently lives in Vienna, Austria. Passionate photographer, he also dedicates his free time to the WordPress community through the organization of WordCamp Europe and WordCamp Vienna.