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{{Short description|Italian-American businessman (born 1976)}}
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| caption            = Elkann in 2019
| birth_name         = John Philip Jacob Elkann
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1976|4|1|df=y}}
| birth_place        = New York City, U.S.
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| nationality        = Italian
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| alma_mater         = [[Polytechnic University of Turin]]
| occupation         = {{ubl|[[Stellantis]] (chairman)|[[Exor (company)|Exor]] (CEO)|[[Ferrari]] (chairman)}}
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| spouse             = {{marriage|Lavinia Borromeo|2004}}
| children           = 3
| parents            = {{ubl|[[Margherita Agnelli]]|[[Alain Elkann]]}}
| relatives          = {{ubl|[[Lapo Elkann]] (brother)|[[Ginevra Elkann]] (sister)}}
| family             = {{ubl|[[Jean-Paul Elkann|Elkann family]]|[[Agnelli family]]|[[Borromeo family]] (by marriage)}}
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'''John Philip Jacob Elkann''' (born 1 April 1976) is an Italian industrialist. In 1997, he became the chosen heir of his maternal grandfather [[Gianni Agnelli]], following the death of Gianni's nephew [[Giovanni Alberto Agnelli]], and since 2004 has been leading the [[Agnelli family]], an Italian multi-industry business dynasty.<ref name="Tsai 2019, p. 70">{{cite book|last=Tsai|first=Florence C.|date=19 May 2019|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_X-YDwAAQBAJ<!--&pg=PT70&lpg=PT70&dq=john+elkann+great-grandfather&source=bl&ots=VKqyC_F46B&sig=ACfU3U3gS_oHVFwgTXV7xrPQEBzJOEdELg&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiPzOOp_qv9AhUjk_0HHYyeAZ44FBDoAXoECBYQAw#v=onepage&q=john%20elkann%20great-grandfather&f=false-->|title=Phoenix Rising – Leadership + Innovation in the New Economy: Lessons in Long-Term Thinking from Global Family Enterprises|edition=illustrated|location=Boca Raton, Florida|publisher=CRC Press|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=_X-YDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT70 70]|isbn=978-0-429-79330-1|access-date=24 February 2023|via=Google Books}}</ref> The Agnelli family has been described in media as comparable to the [[Kennedys|Kennedy]] family in terms of prominence in national affairs.<ref>{{cite news|last=Betts|first=Paul|date=23 April 2010|url=https://www.ft.com/content/e5772478-4f03-11df-b8f4-00144feab49a|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Man in the News: John Elkann|work=Financial Times|issn=0307-1766|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918230952/https://www.ft.com/content/e5772478-4f03-11df-b8f4-00144feab49a|archive-date=18 September 2019|access-date=24 February 2023}}{{registration required}}</ref>

Elkann chairs the automaker [[Stellantis]] and is the [[chief executive officer]] (CEO) of [[Exor (company)|Exor]], the holding company controlled by the Agnelli family, which also holds a controlling stake in [[Ferrari]], [[CNH Industrial]], [[Iveco Group]], [[Juventus FC]], and [[The Economist Group]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sanderson|first=Rachel|date=4 December 2022|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-12-04/family-offices-john-elkann-s-big-lesson-is-to-run-them-without-relatives|title=How to Run a Family Office Like an Agnelli|work=Bloomberg News|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> In July 2018, he was appointed chairman of Ferrari, and briefly served as CEO from 2020 to 2021. In 2021, Elkann oversaw the merger between [[Fiat Chrysler]] and the [[PSA Group]]. He is the leader of a group that controls 14 brands, with production sites in 29 countries, employs 400,000 people, and is present in over 130 markets.<ref name="Quirinale 2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.cavalieridellavoro.it/app/uploads/2021/05/CS-Neo-Cavalieri-del-Lavoro-2021-31-maggio-2021_.pdf|title=Nominati i 25 nuovi Cavalieri del Lavoro – I profili dei 25 nuovi Cavalieri del Lavoro nominati oggi dal Presidente della Repubblica|language=it|publisher=Quirinale|date=31 May 2021|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref>

== Early life and family ==
Born in New York City on 1 April 1976,<ref>{{cite book|last=Borella|first=Andrea|date=2010|title=Annuario della Nobiltà Italiana|language=it|volume=1|edition=XXXI|location=Teglio|publisher=S.A.G.I. Casa Editrice|pages=783–785}}</ref> Elkann held both Italian and US citizenship; he renounced the latter in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bennewitz|first=Sara|date=2 October 2012|url=https://www.repubblica.it/economia/finanza/2012/10/02/news/mentre_la_fiat_viaggia_verso_gli_usa_gli_elkann_dicono_addio_al_fisco_americano-43691753/|title=Mentre la Fiat viaggia verso gli Usa gli Elkann dicono addio al fisco americano|work=La Repubblica|language=it|issn=2499-0817|access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref> He is the eldest son of [[Alain Elkann]], a New York-born journalist and writer of [[French-Jewish]] origin and [[Italian-Jewish]] background,<ref>{{cite news|last=Gruber|first=Ruth Ellen|date=13 June 2010|url=https://www.jta.org/2010/06/13/news-opinion/world/noted-italian-writer-appeals-for-israel|title=Noted Italian writer appeals for Israel|work=Jewish Telegraph Agency|access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref> and his Italian wife [[Margherita Agnelli]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Dell'Arti|first=Giorgio|date=30 May 2012|url=https://www.cinquantamila.it/storyTellerArticolo.php?storyId=4fc58b222897b|title=Biografia di Alain Elkann|website=Cinquantamila.it|language=it|access-date=22 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Casiraghi|first=Claudia|date=28 April 2014|url=https://www.cinquantamila.it/storyTellerThread.php?threadId=AGNELLI+Margherita|title=Biografia di Margherita Agnelli|website=Cinquantamila.it|language=it|access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref> His parents divorced in 1981 and both have remarried.<ref>{{cite web|last=Casiraghi|first=Claudia|date=28 April 2014|url=https://www.cinquantamila.it/storyTellerThread.php?threadId=ELKANN%20John|title=Biografia di John Elkann|website=Cinquantamila.it|language=it|access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Casiraghi|first=Claudia|date=28 April 2014|url=https://www.cinquantamila.it/storyTellerThread.php?threadId=GRECO%20Rosi<!--http://cinquantamila.corriere.it/storyTellerThread.php?threadId=GRECO+Rosi-->|title=Biografia di Rosi Greco|website=Cinquantamila.it|language=it|access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref> Elkann's maternal grandparents were the head of [[Fiat S.p.A.]], [[Gianni Agnelli]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Ambrosio|first=Emanuele|date=24 June 2021|url=https://www.ilsussidiario.net/news/lapo-elkann-e-john-elkann-zio-gianni-angelli-era-proprio-superman/2187249/|title=Lapo Elkann e John Elkann/ 'Zio Gianni Angelli era proprio Superman'|work=Il Sussdiario|language=it|access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref> and the socialite [[Marella Agnelli]] (born ''Donna'' Marella [[Caracciolo di Castagneto]]); his great-grandfather was the industrialist [[Edoardo Agnelli (entrepreneur, born 1892)|Edoardo Agnelli]], and his great-great-grandfather was [[Giovanni Agnelli]], founder of [[Fiat S.p.A.]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Wayland|first=Michael|date=9 October 2014|url=https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/chrysler/2014/10/09/fiat-chrysler-automobiles-merger-marks-new-chapter/17001955/|title=FCA marks new global journey for Fiat, Chrysler|work=The Detroit News|issn=2690-7186|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> His paternal great-grand-uncle was the banker [[Ettore Ovazza]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Schiavazzi|first=Vera|date=4 September 2004|url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2004/09/04/altra-famiglia-di-john-elkann-all.html|title=L'altra famiglia di John Elkann all'ombra delle sinagoghe|work=La Repubblica|language=it|issn=2499-0817|access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref> He has a brother, [[Lapo Elkann]], and a sister, [[Ginevra Elkann]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2009/06/next-gen-portfolio200906|title=Photos: Portraits of 'Fortune's Childrens'|magazine=Vanity Fair|issue=June 2009|date=14 May 2009|issn=1723-6673|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>

Elkann had attended primary school in both the United Kingdom, and Brazil,<ref name="De la Mercad 2015">{{cite news|last=De la Mercad|first=Michael J.|date=3 August 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/04/business/industrialist-heir-to-the-fiat-dynasty-charts-his-course.html<!--?mcubz=3-->|title=Industrialist Heir to the Fiat Dynasty Chart His Course|work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref> before his family moved to Paris,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archivio-radiocor.ilsole24ore.com/articolo-266634/agnelli-j-elkann-momento/|url-status=dead|title=Agnelli: per J.Elkann il momento delle responsabilità|work=Il Sole 24 Ore|language=it|date=24 January 2003|issn=0391-786X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125549/http://archivio-radiocor.ilsole24ore.com/articolo-266634/agnelli-j-elkann-momento/|archive-date=2 April 2015|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> where he obtained a ''[[baccalauréat scientifique]]'' at the State School [[Lycée Victor-Duruy]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2010/04/21/04015-20100421ARTFIG00498-la-fulgurante-ascension-de-john-elkann-du-clan-agnelli-.php|title=La fulgurante ascension de John Elkann, du clan Agnelli|work=Le Figaro|language=fr|date=21 April 2010|issn=0182-5852|access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ferrando|first=Marco|date=12 February 2011|url=https://st.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2011-02-12/sviluppo-sostenibile-cina-passioni-093943_PRN.shtml|title=Sviluppo sostenibile e Cina le sue passioni|work=Il Sole 24 Ore|language=it|issn=0391-786X|access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=De Gasquet|first=Pierre|date=20 November 2015|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/2015/11/john-elkann-le-nouveau-visage-des-agnelli-1230048|title=John Elkann, le nouveau visage des Agnelli|work=Les Échos|language=fr|issn=0153-4831|access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref> Later that same year, he moved to Italy to attend the [[Polytechnic University of Turin]], where he graduated with a degree in management engineering in 2000;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alumni.polito.it/testimonial_elkann|url-status=dead|title=Testimonial – John Elkann, Presidente di FCA ed EXOR|language=it|publisher=Polytechnic University of Turin|date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112204537/https://www.alumni.polito.it/testimonial_elkann|archive-date=12 November 2016|access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref><ref name="Schiavazzi 2004">{{cite news|last=Schiavazzi|first=Vera|date=29 May 2004|url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2004/05/29/il-futuro-della-famiglia-ora-si.068e.html|title=E il futuro della famiglia ora si chiama John Elkann|work=La Repubblica|language=it|issn=0390-1076|access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref> his thesis was entirely dedicated to [[e-commerce]] and online [[auction]]s.<ref name="Schiavazzi 2004"/> Elkann has cited figures such as [[Gianluigi Gabetti]], [[Sergio Marchionne]], [[Warren Buffett]], and the [[Wallenberg family]] as key influences on his education and early career.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 June 2024 |title=Exor CEO John Elkann: Family ownership, football and Ferrari |url=https://www.nbim.no/en/publications/podcast/exor-ceo-john-elkann-family-ownership-football-and-ferrari/ |access-date=4 July 2024 |website=Norges Bank Investment Management |language=en}}</ref> He is fluent in four languages: Italian, English, French, and Portuguese.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ferrari|first1=Giacomo|last2=Polato|first2=Raffaella|date=19 December 1997|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1997/dicembre/19/Fiat_Avvocato_chiama_John_Elkann_co_0_97121915125.shtml|url-status=dead|title=Fiat, l'Avvocato chiama John Elkann|work=Corriere della Sera|language=it|page=24|issn=2037-2663|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016215206/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1997/dicembre/19/Fiat_Avvocato_chiama_John_Elkann_co_0_97121915125.shtml|archive-date=16 October 2012|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Anselmi Elkann Montezemolo Napolitano.jpg|thumb|From left to right: Elkann, Giulio Anselmi, [[Luca di Montezemolo]] and Italian president [[Giorgio Napolitano]], 25 October 2006]]

In December 1997, at the age of 21,<ref name="Schiavazzi 2004"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Angotti|first=Amalia|date=12 March 2021|url=https://www.ansa.it/canale_motori/notizie/attualita/2021/03/06/i-cento-anni-dellavvocato.-elkann-intui-il-futuro_c1d5f3ae-bb03-4109-9882-3cfda95a317b.html|title=I cento anni di Gianni Agnelli. Elkann, intuì il futuro dell'auto|work=ANSA|language=it|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> he was selected as the heir of his grandfather [[Gianni Agnelli]] in place of [[Giovanni Alberto Agnelli]], the son of Gianni's younger brother, [[Umberto Agnelli]],<ref name="Schiavazzi 2004"/> who had died at the age of 33.<ref>{{cite news|last=Calabresi|first=Mario|date=23 January 2013|url=https://www.lastampa.it/cultura/2013/01/23/news/john-elkann-avanti-veloce-1.36130222|title=John Elkann: 'Avanti veloce'|work=La Stampa|language=it|issn=1122-1763|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vnews.com/Archives/2014/06/c7fiat-wnj-vn-060814<!--https://www.readingeagle.com/2014/06/29/soft-spoken-fiat-chrysler-chairman-favors-strong-execuitve-leadership/-->|title=Fiat Chrysler Chairman Favors Strong Executive|work=Valley News|date=8 June 2014|issn=1072-6179|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> He was appointed to the [[Fiat S.p.A.]] board that same year,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fcagroup.com/en-US/group/governance/board_of_directors/FiatDocuments/CDA/john_elkann.pdf|url-status=dead|title=John Elkann|publisher=FCA Group|date=2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016175211/https://www.fcagroup.com/en-US/group/governance/board_of_directors/FiatDocuments/CDA/john_elkann.pdf|archive-date=16 October 2017|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite podcast|host1=Haput, Riccardo|host2=Tommasi, Alessandro|date=13 March 2021|url=https://podtail.com/en/podcast/actually/i-100-anni-dell-avvocato-intervista-a-john-elkann/<!--https://open.spotify.com/episode/2WyzxIIYFUeXXJyhf53XOd?nd=1-->|title=I 100 anni dell'Avvocato: Intervista a John Elkann|website=Actually|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.repubblica.it/motori/2021/03/13/news/100_anni_guanni_agnelli_in_un_podcast_su_spotify_la_storia_dell_avvocato_spiegata_ai_millennials-292043811/|title=Mentre la Fiat viaggia verso gli Usa gli Elkann dicono addio al fisco americano|work=La Repubblica|language=it|date=13 March 2021|issn=2499-0817|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> when he was 22, the same age his grandfather Gianni also joined it in 1943,<ref name="La Repubblica 2004">{{cite news |date=30 May 2004 |title=Elkann nel Cda Fiat a 22 anni Come Gianni Agnelli nel '43 |url=https://www.repubblica.it/2004/e/sezioni/economia/agnumb/schedaelkann/schedaelkann.html |access-date=24 February 2023 |work=La Repubblica |language=it |issn=0390-1076}}</ref> and to the board of Giovanni Agnelli Sapaz (now Giovanni Agnelli B.V.), the family partnership controlling [[Exor (company)|Exor]].<ref name="La Repubblica 2004"/><ref name="Exor 2017">{{cite news |date=2017 |title=John Elkann |url=http://www.exor.com/data/board/John-Elkann/cv_enBinary/JE_cv_eng.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016174118/https://www.exor.com/data/board/John-Elkann/cv_enBinary/JE_cv_eng.pdf |archive-date=16 October 2017 |access-date=24 February 2023 |publisher=Exor}}</ref>

In 2000, after graduating in engineering from the Polytechnic University of Turin, he joined General Electric's Corporate Audit program. He left General Electric two years later;<ref name="La Repubblica 2004"/> Elkann described his work at General Electric as "a beautiful experience, because you sit around a table where no one speaks your language and two out of three come from another continent."<ref name="Schiavazzi 2004"/> He moved back to Turin to be closer to his ageing grandfather, as well as to the family business.<ref name="Hoffman 2018">{{cite podcast|host=Hoffman, Reid|date=2018|url=https://mastersofscale.com/john-elkann-how-to-build-your-company-to-last/|url-status=live|title=John Elkann: How to build a company to last|website=Masters of Scale|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214073413/https://mastersofscale.com/john-elkann-how-to-build-your-company-to-last/|archive-date=14 February 2018|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> In 2003, Elkann joined IFIL, which later became Exor,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/business/2008/05/08/dynasty-calls|title=Dynasty calls|newspaper=The Economist|date=8 May 2008|issn=0013-0613|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> where he was in charge of control and development, and was in particular responsible for supervising Rinascente and Alpitour.<ref name="Schiavazzi 2004"/> Elkann worked on the turnaround of [[Fiat Group]]. He was instrumental in the appointment of [[Fiat Chrysler Automobiles]] (FCA) CEO [[Sergio Marchionne]] in May 2004.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Whitford|first=David|date=30 May 2004|url=https://money.cnn.com/2013/07/08/news/companies/elkann-fiat-exor.pr.fortune/index.html<!--https://fortune.com/2013/07/08/john-elkann-fiats-fresh-face/-->|url-status=dead|title=John Elkann: Fiat's fresh face|magazine=Fortune|issn=0015-8259|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915053255/http://money.cnn.com/2013/07/08/news/companies/elkann-fiat-exor.pr.fortune/index.html|archive-date=15 September 2013|access-date=24 February 2023|via=CNN Money}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sanderson|first=Rachel|date=9 September 2014|url=https://www.ft.com/content/0693507a-4830-11e0-b323-00144feab49a|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Unlikely heir who saved the family jewels|work=Financial Times|issn=0307-1766|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221211151236/https://www.ft.com/content/0693507a-4830-11e0-b323-00144feab49a#axzz1GZU7VVRA|archive-date=11 December 2022|access-date=23 February 2023}}{{registration required}}</ref>

After the death of Gianni Agnelli in 2003,<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Carlisle|first1=Kate|last2=Edmondson|first2=Gail|date=13 May 2002|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_19/b3782019.htm|url-status=dead|title=Who'll Take Over from the Patriarchs?|magazine=BusinessWeek|issn=0007-7135|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060112125536/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_19/b3782019.htm|archive-date=12 January 2006|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Israel|first=Jeff|date=2003|url=http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/global.influentials/stories/elkann/|url-status=dead|title=2003 Global Influentials – With the Grace of Grandpa|work=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060527170335/http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/global.influentials/stories/elkann/|archive-date=27 May 2006|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> which was followed by that of Elkann's great-uncle [[Umberto Agnelli]] in 2004,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cowell|first1=Alan|last2=Sylvers|first2=Eric|date=1 June 2004|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/01/business/international-business-member-fiat-board-expected-take-over-chief-executive.html|title=International Business; Member of the Fiat Board Is Expected To Take Over as the Chief Executive|work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> Elkann became vice-chairman of Fiat and vice-chairman of Giovanni Agnelli Sapaz.<ref name="La Repubblica 2004"/><ref name="Exor 2017"/> [[Franzo Grande Stevens]] and [[Gianluigi Gabetti]] were instrumental in the appointment of Elkann.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lastampa.it/esteri/la-stampa-in-english/2019/05/15/news/gianluigi-gabetti-financial-advisor-to-the-agnelli-family-dies-at-94-1.33702169/|title=Gianluigi Gabetti, financial advisor to the Agnelli family, dies at 94|work=La Stampa|issn=1122-1763|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> In 2008, Elkann was seen as "the great unknown",<ref>{{cite news |last=Castronguay |first=Gilles |date=23 January 2013 |title=Fiat's heir apparent seen as 'great unknown' |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/fiat-elkann-idUKNOA32877620080513 |access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> and he replaced 83-year-old Gabetti as the head of IFIL, which managed a portfolio worth eight billion euros.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.industryweek.com/leadership/companies-executives/article/21945773/john-elkann-32-takes-helm-of-italys-fiat-dynasty|title=John Elkann, 32, Takes Helm of Italy's Fiat Dynasty|website=IndustryWeek.com|date=13 May 2008|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> In March 2009, he merged the holding companies IFI and IFIL to create Exor, stepping to the role of chairman.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://exor.com/press-releases/2009-03-02/first-exor-board-directors-meeting|title=First EXOR Board of Directors Meeting|publisher=Exor|date=2 March 2009|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> In 2010, he became chairman of Fiat S.p.A. (then FCA), succeeding [[Luca Cordero di Montezemolo]], and chairman of the Giovanni Agnelli Sapaz, succeeding Gabetti;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cleveland.com/business/2010/04/agnelli_heir_john_elkann_to_ch.html|title=Agnelli heir John Elkann to chair Fiat|work=Cleveland.com|date=20 April 2010|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/business-big-shot-john-elkann-q7vxtfljs03|title=Business big shot: John Elkann|work=[[The Times]]|date=21 April 2010|issn=0140-0460|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> at the time, Fiat had changed four CEOs in three years.<ref name="Tsai 2019, p. 70" /> Before this appointment, he mainly played a background role at Fiat.<ref>{{cite news|last=Meichtry|first=Stacy|date=21 April 2010|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704671904575194772036340854|title=Founder's Heir Will Chair Fiat's Board|work=The Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|access-date=24 February 2023}}{{registration required}}</ref> The ''[[The Financial Times|Financial Times]]'' characterized Elkann's appointment as "a confirmation of change that could prove to be the making of a new Fiat and also of the Agnelli family's future fortunes."<ref>{{cite news|last=Betts|first=Paul|date=20 April 2010|url=https://www.ft.com/content/1b5674bc-4cb2-11df-9977-00144feab49a|url-access=subscription|title=Agnelli family's young scion takes wheel at Fiat|work=Financial Times|issn=0307-1766|access-date=24 February 2023}}{{registration required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.familybusinessmagazine.com/agnelli-heir-elkann-chair-fiats-board|title=Agnelli heir Elkann to chair Fiat's board|work=Family Business Magazine|date=21 April 2010|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>

In February 2011, Elkann was appointed chairman and CEO of Exor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exor.com/dms/05_Media/01_Comunicati_Stampa/2011/02-CS_11022011/ENG/01_11febbr2011_ENG.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Press release – Exor announces new organizational structure|publisher=Exor|date=11 February 2011|access-date=24 February 2023|archive-date=16 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016175219/http://www.exor.com/dms/05_Media/01_Comunicati_Stampa/2011/02-CS_11022011/ENG/01_11febbr2011_ENG.pdf}}</ref> The value of the company's assets has grown and multiplied nine times in ten years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.exor.com/sites/default/files/presentations-documents/2021/EXOR%20Inv%20Day%202021_vF.pdf|title=EXOR Inv Day 2021 – Building Great Company with great people|publisher=Exor|date=30 November 2021|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> Since 2017, Elkann became chairman of [[Ferrari]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corporate.ferrari.com/en/governance/board-directors|title=Ferrari – Management and Board|publisher=Ferrari|date=10 October 2017|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> [[GEDI Gruppo Editoriale]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gedispa.it/it/governance/management.html|title=GEDI Gruppo Editoriale – Governance|language=it|publisher=Gedi Gruppo Editoriale|date=10 October 2017|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> and the {{ill|Giovanni Agnelli Foundation|it|Fondazione Giovanni Agnelli}}, a philanthropic institution supporting education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fondazioneagnelli.it/la-fondazione/?doing_wp_cron=1517913287.5339550971984863281250#about-info|title=Fondazione Agnelli – Consiglio di Amministrazione|work=Fondazione Agnelli |publisher=Giovanni Agnelli Foundation|language=it|date=6 February 2017|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> He is an active member of several non-profit organizations and think tanks engaged in the global geopolitical debate, one of the founders of the [[Collège des Ingénieurs]] Italia,<ref>{{Cite web |title=CDI Italia - MBA Collège des Ingénieurs - Torino Paris Munich |url=https://cdi.eu/turin/College-in-Italia.html |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=cdi.eu |language=en}}</ref> and a trustee of the [[Museum of Modern Art]].<ref name="Exor 2017"/> A member of the [[Confindustria]] presidential committee, he followed Fiat's decision to leave the group and resigned from his role as vice-chairman in October 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lettera43.it/elkann-si-dimette-da-confindustria/|title=Elkann si dimette da Confindustria|website=Lettera43|language=it|date=15 October 2011|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Grassia|first=Luigi|date=16 October 2011|url=https://www.lastampa.it/economia/2011/10/16/news/confindustria-elkann-lascia-br-la-vicepresidenza-1.36925208/|title=Confindustria, Elkann lascia la vicepresidenza|work=La Stampa|language=it|issn=1122-1763|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> three months before Fiat's official departure in January 2012,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://st.ilsole24ore.com/art/finanza-e-mercati/2011-10-15/john-elkann-dimette-confindustria-163827_PRN.shtml|title=John Elkann si dimette da Confindustria. Ecco la lettera inviata a Emma Marcegaglia|work=Il Sole 24 Ore|language=it|date=15 October 2011|issn=0391-786X|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.businesspeople.it/Business/Economia/Confindustria-Elkann-lascia-la-vicepresidenza_25395|title=Confindustria, Elkann lascia la vicepresidenza|magazine=Business People|language=it|date=17 October 2011|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ansa.it/canale_motori/notizie/attualita/2019/08/20/fiat-cassazione-uscire-da-confindustria-non-fa-cessare-i-contratti_c4fd3f2f-2c8a-43c0-a799-3ec9f65580e8.html|title=Fiat: Cassazione, uscire da Confindustria non fa cessare i contratti|agency=ANSA|language=it|date=20 August 2019|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> "in the interests of the Association's autonomy and independence",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.repubblica.it/economia/2011/10/15/news/elkann_scrive_a_marcegaglia-23279440/|title=Elkann lascia subito Confindustria Lettera a Marcegaglia: 'Cara Emma...'|work=La Repubblica|language=it|date=15 October 2011|issn=0390-1076|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tg24.sky.it/economia/2011/10/16/john_elkann_fiat_confindustria_bombassei|title=Fiat, John Elkann lascia Confindustria|website=Sky TG24|language=it|date=16 October 2011|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> as written in his resignation letter to then-president [[Emma Marcegaglia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.corriere.it/economia/11_ottobre_15/elkann-lascia-confindustria_069fe25e-f753-11e0-9ce3-b3213c3a5a87.shtml|title=John Elkann si dimette da Confindustria|work=Corriere della Sera|language=it|issn=2499-0485|date=15 October 2011|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> In a 2013 interview to the ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'', Elkann identified [[Bill Ford Jr.]] as a mentor.<ref>{{cite news|last=Davies|first=Alex|date=2 March 2013|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/fiat-chrysler-gets-his-business-advice-from-2013-3|url-status=live|title=The Young Head Of Fiat-Chrysler Gets Business Tips From Henry Ford's Heir|work=Business Insider|issn=2225-2592|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326002905/https://www.businessinsider.com/fiat-chrysler-gets-his-business-advice-from-2013-3|archive-date=26 March 2013|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> That same year, he was included by ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' in the world's most influential managers under the age of 40.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Arora|first=Byrupoali|display-authors=et al|date=19 September 2013|url=http://fortune.com/2013/09/19/fortunes-40-under-40-the-hottest-young-stars-in-business/|title=Fortune's 40 under 40 — The hottest young stars in business|magazine=Fortune|issn=0015-8259|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>

In a November 2013 interview to ''Campden FB'', Elkann said he wanted to change [[capitalism]]. He said: "There is an alternative to financial investors and professional investment managers, and that's what we want to be. You need to be able to portray business to society in a favourable way. All the emphasis has been on shareholder value, not stakeholder value. One of the benefits of family businesses is they focus on all stakeholders."<ref>{{cite web|last=Bain|first=David|date=6 November 2013|url=https://www.campdenfb.com/article/fiat-capitalism|title=Fiat Capitalism|website=Campden FB|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> In 2015, Elkann acquired the insurer company PartnerRe<ref name="De la Mercad 2015"/> and took part in Ferrari’s debut as a listed company in stock exchange in Wall Street.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ferrari make Wall Street debut as company listed on stock exchange |url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12474/10038452/ferrari-make-wall-street-debut-as-company-listed-on-stock-exchange |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 October 2015 |title=Ferrari in outstanding Wall Street debut - English |url=https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2015/10/21/marchionne-elkann-ring-ny-bell-on-ferrari-debut_1f521262-b01e-415a-9921-e206eaa32ce4.html |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=ANSA.it |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:John_Elkann_FCA_Wall_Street.jpg|thumb|Elkann at the [[New York Stock Exchange]] in 2014]]

Having previously held a seat on [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s [[News Corp]] board and an inherited seat on the board of [[RCS Media Group]], Elkann acquired a majority stake in [[The Economist Group]] in 2015;<ref name="Calvo-Platero 2020">{{cite news|last=Calvo-Platero|first=Mario|date=10 October 2020|url=https://airmail.news/issues/2020-10-10/la-dolce-vita-dei-media|title=John Elkann: Is Gianni Agnelli's grandson taking a page from Jeff Bezos?|work=Air Mail|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> he was described as the opposite of fellow media mogul [[Silvio Berlusconi]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Barigazzi|first1=Jacopo|last2=Spence|first2=Alex|date=8 May 2008|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/john-elkann-agnelli-economist-italy-media/|title=Meet Italy's newest crown prince of media|work=Politico Europe|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> Under Elkann's management, Exor purchased the controlling stake in GEDI Gruppo Editoriale from [[CIR Group]] for $113 million in 2019;<ref>{{cite web|last=Beech|first=James|date=6 December 2019|url=http://www.campdenfb.com/article/de-benedetti-family-sells-italy-s-biggest-media-group-gedi-agnelli-family|title=De Benedetti family sells Italy's biggest media group GEDI to Agnelli family|website=Campden FB|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> GEDI is the owner of two of Italy's most influential newspapers, namely the Rome-based, [[Liberalism|liberal]]-leaning ''[[La Repubblica]]'' and the [[centrist]], Turin-based ''La Stampa''.<ref name="Calvo-Platero 2020"/>

In July 2018, a few days before the death of Marchionne, Elkann was chosen to take his place at Ferrari.<ref>{{cite news|last=CarrettO|first=Bianca|date=21 July 2018|url=https://www.corriere.it/economia/18_luglio_21/fca-finisce-era-marchionne-scelto-successore-michael-manley-0653e096-8cea-11e8-a028-9f549fd88b33.shtml|title=Fca, finisce l'era Marchionne: 'Condizioni di salute peggiorate, non può riprendere il lavoro.' Manley (Fca) e Camilleri (Ferrari) i successori|work=Corriere della Sera|language=it|issn=2499-0485|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> In 2019, Elkann announced he would be trying to merge FCA with Peugeot S.A. ([[PSA Group]]), with the goal of forming the world's fourth largest OEM by volume and third largest by revenues, and catch up on [[electric cars]], as well as [[autonomous vehicles]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Wayland|first=Michael|date=18 December 2019|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/18/fcas-50-billion-merger-with-peugeot-designed-to-catch-up-on-av-ev-tech.html|title=Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot are behind on electric and autonomous vehicles, but their $50 billion merger should help them catch up|work=CNBC|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> In May 2019, he tried to also enlist [[Renault]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Piovaccari|first=Giulio|date=27 May 2019|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-m-a-fiat-chrysler-newsmaker-idUSKCN1SX1N2|title=Elkann enlists Renault to drive Fiat family fortunes|work=Reuters|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sylvers|first=Eric|date=20 June 2019|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/fiat-chryslers-elkann-keeps-family-support-in-wake-of-busted-merger-talks-11561023004|url-access=subscription|title=Fiat Chrysler's Elkann Keeps Family Support in Wake of Busted Merger Talks|work=The Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|access-date=24 February 2023}}{{registration required}}</ref> In December 2019, it was announced that FCA and Peugeot had reached an agreement to merge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcagroup.com/en-US/media_center/fca_press_release/FiatDocuments/2019/december/Groupe_PSA_and_FCA_agree_to_merge.pdf|url-status=dead|title=<!--FCA-PSA Merger Press Release-->Groupe PSA and FCA agree to merge|publisher=FCA Group|date=December 2019|access-date=24 February 2023|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226171953/https://www.fcagroup.com/en-US/media_center/fca_press_release/FiatDocuments/2019/december/Groupe_PSA_and_FCA_agree_to_merge.pdf}}</ref> In July 2020, he and FCA's CEO Mike Manley announced that the name of the combined company would be [[Stellantis]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Naughton|first=Nora|date=22 July 2020|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/merged-fiat-chrysler-psa-company-to-be-named-stellantis-11594837979|url-access=subscription|title=Fiat Chrysler to Be Renamed Stellantis After Merger With PSA|work=The Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|access-date=24 February 2023}}{{registration required}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcagroup.com/en-US/media_center/fca_press_release/FiatDocuments/2020/july/Stellantis_The_name_of_new_group_resulting_from_the_merger_of_FCA_and_Groupe_PSA.pdf|title=Stellantis: The name of the new group resulting from the merger of FCA and Groupe PSA|publisher=FCA Group|date=July 2020|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>

In March 2020, Elkann and FCA's board of directors agreed to forego their remaining compensation for 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lastampa.it/economia/2020/03/30/news/coronavirus-john-elkann-e-il-cda-di-fca-rinunciano-ai-compensi-fino-a-fine-2020-1.38657884/|title=Coronavirus, John Elkann e il cda di Fca rinunciano ai compensi fino a fine 2020|work=La Stampa|language=it|date=30 March 2020|issn=1122-1763|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Naughton|first=Nora|date=30 May 2020|url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/coronavirus/card/AQBA1rwQG2j2UVDQro0i|url-access=subscription|title=Fiat Chrysler CEO Takes 50% Pay Cut|work=The Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|access-date=24 February 2023}}{{registration required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/covid-19-fca-riduce-stipendio-dipendenti-20percento-ceo-manley-si-decurta-compenso-50percento-AD0wm8G|title=Covid-19, Fca riduce lo stipendio ai dipendenti del 20%. Il ceo Manley si decurta il compenso del 50%|work=Il Sole 24 Ore|language=it|date=31 March 2020|issn=0391-786X|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> Between December 2020 and September 2021, following the resignation of [[Louis Camilleri]], he held the position of [[CEO]] of Ferrari until the appointment of [[Benedetto Vigna]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-10/louis-camilleri-abruptly-retires-from-ferrari-philip-morris|title=Ferrari Faces New Leadership Crisis After CEO Abruptly Resigns|work=Bloomberg News|date=10 December 2020|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Longhin|first=Diego|date=9 June 2021|url=https://www.repubblica.it/economia/finanza/2021/06/09/news/ferrari_benedetto_vigna_sara_il_nuovo_amministratore_delegato-305002440/|title=Ferrari, Benedetto Vigna sarà il nuovo ad: viene dall'industria dei semiconduttori|work=La Repubblica|language=it|issn=2499-0817|access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://motori.leggo.it/economia/ferrari_elkann_il_2021_e_stato_un_anno_straordinario_con_vigna_nuova_fase_entusiasmante-6627011.html|title=Ferrari, Elkann: 'Il 2021 è stato un anno straordinario, con Vigna nuova fase entusiasmante'|work=Leggo|language=it|date=16 April 2022|access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref> In May 2021, Elkann was nominated Knight of the [[Order of Merit for Labour]] in the automotive industry by Italy's president [[Sergio Mattarella]].<ref>{{cite web|<!--first=Segretariato generale della Presidenza della Repubblica-Servizio sistemi|last=informatici-->url=http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/56876|title=Il Presidente Mattarella ha firmato i decreti di nomina di 25 nuovi Cavalieri del Lavoro|language=it|publisher=Quirinale|date=30 May 2021|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> In 2021, ''[[Forbes]]'' estimated his net worth to be around US$2 billion.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/john-elkann/|title=Forbes profile: John Elkann|magazine=Forbes|date=2021|issn=2609-1445|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>

In two January 2023 interviews to ''La Repubblica'' and ''La Stampa'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Carrazza|first=Paolo|date=24 January 2023|url=http://www.carrazza.it/2023/01/24/john-elkann-la-lezione-di-mio-nonno-lintervista-a-gedi-unificate/|title=John Elkann: 'La lezione di mio nonno'. L'intervista a Gedi unificate|website=Carrazza|language=it|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> in remembrance of the twenty years since Gianni's death,<ref>{{cite news|last=Mauro|first=Ezio|date=24 January 2023|url=https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/juventus/2023/01/24/news/juventus_john_elkann_penalizzazione_ricorso-384847574/|title=John Elkann: 'Juventus, sentenza ingiusta ma collaboriamo tra club e governo per costruire un calcio sostenibile'|work=La Repubblica|language=it|issn=2499-0817|access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Giannini|first=Massimo|date=24 January 2023|url=https://www.lastampa.it/economia/2023/01/24/news/elkann_io_lavvocato_mia_madre_e_la_juve-12601125/|title=Elkann: 'Io, l'Avvocato, mia madre e la Juve'|work=La Stampa|language=it|issn=1122-1763|access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref> Elkann said: "If we compare the company in 2003 and today's we see that revenues go from 22 billion to 130 in the first nine months of 2022 alone; there were 22 car models produced then, which employed 49,000 people, for 4 brands: today 280,000 people produce over 100 models for 14 brands. We have enhanced the Fiat brand, so much so that next year the [[electric 500]] will also be exported to the USA. We have relaunched the [[Maserati]] and [[Alfa Romeo]] brands and we are relaunching [[Lancia]]. Furthermore, today we produce in Italy and sell models of highly successful non-Italian brands, such as [[Jeep]], all over the world."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.it/cultura/2023/01/24/news/john_elkann_mio_nonno_e_io-11149580/|title=John Elkann: 'Mio nonno e io'|work=HuffPost Italia|language=it|date=24 January 2023|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> On 15 May 2023 he announced as a founder the launch of Lingotto, an investment management company fully owned by Exor and headquartered in London.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homepage |url=https://www.lingotto.com/ |access-date=17 May 2023 |website=www.lingotto.com}}</ref>

In January 2025, Elkann was appointed a board director at [[Meta Platforms]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 January 2025 |title=Dana White, John Elkann and Charlie Songhurst to Join Meta Board of Directors |url=https://about.fb.com/news/2025/01/dana-white-john-elkann-charlie-songhurst-meta-board-of-directors/ |access-date=6 January 2025 |website=Meta |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Seal |first=Dean |title=Meta Adds UFC's Dana White to Board |url=https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-adds-ufcs-dana-white-to-board-09cbd022 |access-date=6 January 2025 |website=WSJ |date=6 January 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Sports ==
=== Juventus F.C. ===
As CEO of Exor, Elkann represents the ownership of [[association football]] club [[Juventus]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Israely|first=Jeff|date=25 June 2006|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1207766-3,00.html<!--https://web.archive.org/web/20060703115732/http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901060703-1207766,00.html-->|url-status=dead|title=All in the Family|magazine=Time|page=3|issn=0040-781X|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302121024/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1207766-3,00.html|archive-date=2 March 2007|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> In 2010, Elkann supported his cousin [[Andrea Agnelli]]'s bid to become [[chairman of Juventus]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Richard|date=15 April 2017|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/apr/15/football-ownership-models-arsenal-blackburn-coventry-leyton-orient-chelsea-juventus|title=Faceless, failing club owners could learn from Juve's dazzling dynasty|work=The Guardian|issn=1756-3224|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mozzartsport.co.ke/football/news/tough-times-but-elkann-confirms-juve-is-not-for-sale/26163|title=Tough times, but Elkann confirms Juve is not for sale|website=MozzartSport|date=26 January 2023|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>

=== Ferrari ===
As Executive Chairman of [[Ferrari]], Elkann holds a controlling interest in the [[auto racing]] team [[Scuderia Ferrari]], the company's auto racing division, which competes in [[Formula One]]. The team returned to [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] in 2023 after a fifty-year period of absence as a manufacturer<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 June 2023 |title=Ferrari win Le Mans on return after 50-year absence - English |url=https://www.ansa.it/english/news/sports/2023/06/11/ferrari-win-le-mans-on-return-after-50-year-absence_ae3a9408-216c-4ea4-809d-f189b9770d70.html |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=ANSA.it |language=en}}</ref> and won the centenary edition of the race, repeating the victory in two subsequent years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ferrari wins third consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans |url=https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/hypercar/articles/fia-wec-24-hours-le-mans-2025-hypercar-race-report |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=www.ferrari.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Philanthropy ==
[[File:39. St.Gallen Symposium-John Elkann-HSGN 028-01930.JPG|thumb|Elkann at the 39th [[St. Gallen Symposium]] in 2009]]

Elkann is chairman of the Agnelli Foundation, a non-profit organization supporting education through scientific research and initiatives.

=== Education and research ===
Since 2014, Fondazione Agnelli has offered Italian students and their families a free online portal where they can find which secondary schools in their area provide the best preparation for university and the workplace.<ref>{{Cite web |title=eduscopio.it. Find your secondary school |url=https://www.fondazioneagnelli.it/en/progetti/eduscopio-en/ |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=Fondazione Agnelli |language=en-GB}}</ref> Together with Compagnia di San Paolo through Fondazione Agnelli he launched Torino fa scuola, a project dedicated to the renovation of school buildings in the city area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Torino fa Scuola |url=https://www.fondazioneagnelli.it/progetti/torino-fa-scuola/ |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=Fondazione Agnelli |language=it-IT}}</ref>

Starting from July 2020, Elkann supported the launch and expansion of the Arcipelago Educativo project, co-designed and promoted by the Agnelli Foundation, Exor, and [[Save the Children]] to fight the risk of dropping out of students due to the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.exor.com/sites/default/files/press-releases/2020-10/Joint%20Press%20Release%20Exor%20-%20Arcipelago%20Educativo_Final_ENG.pdf|title=Joint Press Release Exor — EXOR partners with Save the Children and Fondazione Agnelli to support students in need and strengthen their study motivation|publisher=Exor|date=27 October 2020|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref>

In April 2019, along with [[CERN]]'s Director-General [[Fabiola Gianotti]] and the Italian architect [[Renzo Piano]], Elkann participated in a media event to unveil Science Gateway, a new scientific education and outreach centre of CERN, which aims to share knowledge and technology for free with society.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://home.cern/news/press-release/knowledge-sharing/cern-unveils-its-science-gateway-project|title=CERN unveils its Science Gateway project|publisher=CERN|date=8 April 2019|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> The project was funded through external donations, through the Stellantis Foundation as the main supporter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnerships {{!}} CERN Science Gateway |url=https://sciencegateway.cern/partnerships |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=sciencegateway.cern}}</ref> On 21 June 2021 he celebrated a further step forward with the laying of the first stone, and then attended the official inauguration in October 2023, where he remembered [[Sergio Marchionne]], to whom the auditorium of the structure is dedicated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fondazioneagnelli.it/2021/06/21/posata-a-ginevra-la-prima-pietra-del-nuovo-cern-science-gateway/|title=Posata a Ginevra la prima pietra del nuovo CERN Science Gateway|language=it|publisher=Giovanni Agnelli Foundation|date=21 June 2021|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hawcock |first=Neville |date=6 October 2023 |title=Opening this weekend: the Swiss visitor centre that holds the secrets of the universe |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/1d64aa2a-8b45-471a-b4c8-b6ed138ed449 |access-date=27 October 2023}}</ref>

=== Emergency aid ===
In May 2019, Elkann took part in the 28th edition of the ''{{ill|partita del cuore|it|Partita del cuore}}'' to raise funds for the Piedmontese Foundation for Cancer Research and Italy's [[Telethon Foundation]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Turco|first=Fabrizio|date=28 May 2019|url=https://torino.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/05/28/news/torino_partita_del_cuore_notte_di_spettacolo_e_beneficenza-227401936/|title=Torino, Partita del cuore: notte di spettacolo e beneficenza|work=La Repubblica|language=it|issn=0390-1076|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Oddenino|first=Gianluca|date=28 May 2019|url=https://www.lastampa.it/sport/calcio/2019/05/28/news/la-partita-del-cuore-allo-stadium-tutto-esaurito-per-lo-show-di-ronaldo-totti-e-gli-altri-campioni-1.33704978/|title=La 'Partita del cuore' allo Stadium: tutto esaurito per lo show di Ronaldo, Totti e gli altri campioni|work=La Stampa|language=it|issn=1122-1763|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> In March 2020, to help Italian citizens suffering from the consequences of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], as the leader of the Agnelli family he deliberated a €10 million donation to the national [[Civil Protection Department]] and to La Stampa Foundation – Specchio dei tempi, a social assistance organization that operates in [[Piedmont]], to respond to the local health and social needs in the city of [[Turin]] and Piedmont.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/juventus/la-famiglia-agnelli-dona-10-milioni-a-protezione-civile-e-fondazione-la-stampa_16267906-202002a.shtml|title=La famiglia Agnelli dona 10 milioni a Protezione Civile e Fondazione La Stampa|website=Sportmediaset|language=it|date=17 March 2020|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> Elkann and his wife Lavinia are also among the supporters of Crescere Insieme al Sant'Anna, a philanthropic project aiming at expanding and improving the neonatal intensive care unit of the main public pediatric hospital of Turin.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cazzullo|first=Aldo|date=12 March 2010|url=https://www.corriere.it/cronache/10_marzo_12/laviania-elkan-io-donna_2b9fbe60-2dc6-11df-ab2a-00144f02aabe.shtml|title='Vi svelo quando John, Lapo e io...'|work=Corriere della Sera|language=it|issn=1128-2568|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> On 9 May 2016, the first neonatal intensive care unit was inaugurated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fondazionecrescereinsieme.it/en/inaugurazione-reparto/|title=Inaugurazione Reparto|language=it|publisher=Fondazione Crescere Insieme|date=12 November 2019|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Elkann was baptized and raised Roman [[Catholic]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Simpson|first=Victor L.|date=4 December 2004|url=http://lubbockonline.com/stories/120404/rel_1204040073.shtml|url-status=dead|title=Jewish and Italian: Celebrity writer celebrates his heritage|work=Lubbock Avalanche Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507184325/http://lubbockonline.com/stories/120404/rel_1204040073.shtml|archive-date=7 May 2009|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> Nicknamed Jaki,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Cunaccia|first=Cesare|date=22 April 2010|url=https://www.vogue.it/people-are-talking-about/l-ossessione-del-giorno/2010/04/tendenza-yaki|title=Tendenza Jaki|magazine=Vogue Italia|language=it|issn=0042-8027|access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cingolani|first=Stefano|date=9 December 2019|url=https://www.ilfoglio.it/economia/2019/12/09/news/jaki-il-conquistatore-291386/|title=Jaki, il conquistatore|work=Il Foglio|language=it|issn=1128-6164|access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref> or Yaki,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tuttojuve.com/primo-piano/i-cugini-andrea-agnelli-e-yaki-elkann-si-spartiscono-quel-che-resta-della-dinastia-fuori-montezemolo-24844|title=I cugini Andrea Agnelli e Yaki Elkann si spartiscono quel che resta della dinastia. Fuori Montezemolo!|website=TuttoMercatoWeb|language=it|date=8 July 2010|access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mowmag.com/lifestyle/john-elkann-e-i-misteri-della-cassaforte-degli-agnelli|title=John Elkann e i misteri della 'cassaforte' degli Agnelli|website=Mowmag.com|language=it|date=4 August 2021|access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref> he has lived in the United Kingdom, Brazil, France, and Italy. In 2004, he married ''[[Don (honorific)|Donna]]'' Lavinia [[Borromeo]] (born Lavinia Ida Borromeo-Arese on 19 March 1977 in [[Milan]]), a member of the prominent Italian aristocratic family the [[House of Borromeo]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Dell'Arti|first=Giorgio|date=28 May 2012|url=https://www.cinquantamila.it/storyTellerArticolo.php?storyId=4fc2d4b59f800<!--http://cinquantamila.corriere.it/storyTellerThread.php?threadId=BORROMEO+Lavinia-->|title=Biografia di Lavinia Borromeo|website=Cinquantamila.it|language=it|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2004/09/07/Italian-Fiat-heir-weds/50811094588299/ |title=Italian Fiat heir weds |date=7 September 2004 |publisher=United Press International}}</ref><!--<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geneall.net/I/per_page.php?id=525198|title=Lavinia Ida Borromeo-Arese, * 1977|website=Geneall.net|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>--> She is the daughter of ''Don'' Carlo Ferdinando Borromeo, Count of [[Arona, Piedmont]] (born in 1935), the son of Vitaliano Borromeo, 2nd Prince of [[Angera]]. Her half-sister is [[Beatrice Borromeo]], the wife of [[Pierre Casiraghi]], who is eighth in the [[Succession to the Monegasque throne|line of succession to the Monegasque throne]]. They married on 4 September 2004 in a Catholic ceremony in the Cappella Bianca on [[Isola Madre]], one of the [[Borromean Islands]] of [[Lake Maggiore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.italianlakeswedding.com/blog/lake-maggiore-weddings/the-wedding-of-the-decade/|title=The Wedding of the Decade|website=Italian Lakes Wedding Planner|date=23 July 2008|access-date=24 February 2023|quote=Father Biagio Pizzi and Don Giuseppe Volpati presided over the ceremony. The church was adorned with white and yellow flowers.}}</ref> They have three children: Leone,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.repubblica.it/2006/08/sezioni/persone/nato-figlio-elkann/nato-figlio-elkann/nato-figlio-elkann.html|title=E' nato Leone, figlio di Jaki e Lavinia Inizia la sesta generazione Agnelli|work=La Repubblica|language=it|date=27 August 2006|issn=0390-1076|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> Oceano,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.corriere.it/cronache/07_novembre_12/oceano_elkann.shtml|title=È nato Oceano Elkann|work=Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=12 November 2007|issn=1128-2568|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> and Vita,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.corriere.it/cronache/12_gennaio_24/elkann-vita_652cde66-465f-11e1-90ee-63dee1b6b376.shtml|title=È nata Vita, la terza figlia di John Elkann|work=Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=24 January 2012|issn=1128-2568|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Minucci|first=Emanuela|date=25 January 2012|url=http://www.lastampa.it/2012/01/25/cronaca/e-nata-vita-la-terzogenitadi-casa-elkann-lAnwm5gQo02U76KtMUOoCL/pagina.html|title=E' nata Vita la terzogenita di casa Elkann|work=La Stampa|language=it|issn=1122-1763|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> and live in Turin.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wilmot|first=Stephen|date=6 December 2024|title=The Italian Scion Trying to Keep Jeep Maker Stellantis From Spiraling|url=https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/stellantis-john-elkann-ceo-hunt-2c1ed8af|work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref>

=== Innovation and technology ===
An engineer by training, he declares himself passionate about technology and pursues interests in this field. Since 2009, Elkann has been attending the annual media and tech conference organized in July every year by Allen & Co at [[Sun Valley, Idaho]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gettyimages.it/immagine/attendees-arrive-for-the-allen-co-media-and-technology-conference|title=Attendees Arrive For The Allen Co Media And Technology Conference Foto e immagini stock|publisher=Getty Images|date=|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> He is also a regular contributor to the Google Camp,<ref name="Calvo-Platero 2020"/> which every year gathers tech entrepreneurs, investors, representatives of institutions and pop stars in [[Sciacca]], [[Agrigento]], and other places around [[Sicily]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Scola|first=Allison|date=2 August 2017|url=https://experiencesicily.com/2017/08/01/google-in-agrigento/|title=Google in Agrigento|website=Experience Sicily|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> In August 2011, he took part, along with [[Sergio Marchionne]], in the [[Rimini Meeting]] organized by [[Communion and Liberation]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Bianchi|first=Sara|date=24 August 2011|url=https://st.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2011-08-24/economia-piace-politica-john-135253.shtml|title=Se l'economia piace più della politica. Elkann e Marchionne star al meeting di Cl. Ma è polemica con il Governo|work=Il Sole 24 Ore|language=it|issn=0391-786X|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> Until 2020, he was a member of the board [[Bilderberg Group]] and the only Italian other than journalist [[Lilli Gruber]]. In 2012, Elkann attended the annual meeting of the Bilderberg Group in [[Chantilly, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Barbagallo|first=Vincenzo|date=3 June 2012|url=https://www.linkiesta.it/blog/2012/06/complotti-e-bilderberg-meetings-2012/|title=Complotti e Bilderberg Meetings 2012|website=Linkiesta|language=it|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Tecce|first=Carlo|date=3 June 2012|url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2012/06/03/bilderberg-dai-fratelli-agnelli-alla-gruber/250711/|title=Bilderberg, dai fratelli Agnelli alla Gruber|work=Il Fatto Quotidiano|language=it|issn=2037-089X|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref>

In 2019 he personally supported through [[Exor (company)|Exor]] and [[GEDI Gruppo Editoriale|Gedi Gruppo Editoriale]] the creation of the Italian Tech Week, a tech conference<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homepage |url=https://italiantechweek.com/en |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=Italian Tech Week |language=en}}</ref> for founders, investors, and industry leaders from around the world that, that over the years has hosted guests like [[Elon Musk]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://video.italian.tech/dossier/italian-tech-week-2021/italian-tech-week-2021-the-fireside-chat-with-elon-musk-and-john-elkann/3464/3623|title=Italian Tech Week 2021, the fireside chat with Elon Musk and John Elkann|work=La Repubblica|date=24 September 2021|issn=0390-1076|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> [[Patrick Collison]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://video.repubblica.it/tecnologia/dossier/italian-tech-week/it-week-2022-john-elkann-exor-and-patrick-collison-stripe-with-maurizio-molinari-ideas-to-understand-the-future/427731/428682|title=IT Week 2022, John Elkann (Exor) and Patrick Collison (Stripe) with Maurizio Molinari: ideas to understand the future|work=La Repubblica|date=30 September 2022|issn=0390-1076|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> [[Brian Chesky]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exor N.V. on LinkedIn: John Elkann & Brian Chesky - Fireside chat ITW 2023 |url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/exor-nv_john-elkann-brian-chesky-fireside-chat-activity-7114625921361264640-mqci |access-date=27 October 2023 |website=www.linkedin.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Sam Altman]]<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4rcIcuTeRA |title=Sam Altman & John Elkann - Italian Tech Week 2024 |date=2024-10-01 |last=Italian Tech Week |access-date=2025-10-22 |via=YouTube}}</ref> and [[Jeff Bezos]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB3Rq6ZLliM |title=Jeff Bezos & John Elkann - Italian Tech Week 2025 |date=2025-10-03 |last=Italian Tech Week |access-date=2025-10-22 |via=YouTube}}</ref> In February 2021, he was a guest on the ''Italian Tech Speak'' podcast, where he described his relationship with technology and innovation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://video.repubblica.it/dossier/italian-techspeak/italian-techspeak-with-john-elkann-from-the-90s-web-to-flying-cars-the-future-originates-from-mistakes-and-curiosity/376159/376771|title=Italian TechSpeak with John Elkann: from the 90s web to flying cars, the future originates from mistakes and curiosity|work=La Repubblica|date=11 February 2021|issn=0390-1076|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref>

In December 2021, he was included in [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]'s list of the "50 most influential people and ideas that defined global business in 2021" for the merger of FCA with the PSA Group to form [[Stellantis]], which started its trading with a $52.7 billion market value.<ref>{{cite news|last=Trudell|first=Craig|date=1 December 2021|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-01/john-elkann-who-merged-fiat-chrysler-with-psa-group-bloomberg-50-2021|title=John Elkann, Exor's Premier Wheeler-Dealer|work=Bloomberg News|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>

Through Exor Ventures (formerly known as Exor Seeds), an investment program dedicated to startups, he has invested over 500 million euros in innovation and entrepreneurship projects since 2018. Starting from 2022, through Vento, he is launching venture building calls specifically aimed at young entrepreneurs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About us |url=https://www.vento.ventures/about-us/ |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=Vento |language=en}}</ref>

=== Yachting and motorsport ===
[[File:John Elkann Rolex Middle Sea Race 2020 copia.jpg|frame|Elkann, Giovanni Soldini, and the Maserati Multi V70 at the finish line of the 2020 Rolex Middle Sea Race]]
A yachtsman, Elkann took part as owner in the March 2012 [[Miami]]–[[New York City]] crossing on a [[monohull]] of the [[Maserati]] team led by {{ill|Giovanni Soldini|it|Giovanni Soldini}}, with the aim of covering 947 miles and setting a new record in the monohull category.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tg1.rai.it/dl/tg1/2010/articoli/ContentItem-d41a74e0-6e63-40df-9eaf-37ff01758e2e.html|url-status=dead|title=Soldini ed Elkann: la strana coppia tenta l'impresa|work=Rai News|language=it|date=2010|access-date=24 February 2023|archive-date=16 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016233854/http://www.tg1.rai.it/dl/tg1/2010/articoli/ContentItem-d41a74e0-6e63-40df-9eaf-37ff01758e2e.html}}</ref> In May 2012, he and his wife took part in the 30th historical reenactment of the [[Mille Miglia]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Gastaldi|first=Luca|date=9 May 2012|url=https://www.motori.it/news/13088/john-elkann-al-via-della-mille-miglia-2012.html|title=John Elkann al via della Mille Miglia 2012|website=Motori.it|language=it|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bresciatoday.it/cronaca/mille-miglia-2012-john-elkann-fiat-8v.html|title=Brescia, Mille Miglia 2012: John Elkann correrà su una Fiat 8V|website=BrescaiToday.it|language=it|date=9 May 2012|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> a regularity race for historic cars dating back to 1927,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.auto.it/news/news/2021/06/14-4373139/1000_miglia_2021_tra_fiat_e_ferrari_ci_sara_anche_elkann_al_volante_dell_alfa_romeo|title=1000 Miglia 2021, tra Fiat e Ferrari ci sarà anche Elkann al volante dell'Alfa Romeo|website=Auto.it|language=it|date=14 June 2021|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/motori/mille-miglia-2021-il-secolo-dell-automobile-torna-in-strada_34177315-202102k.shtml|title=Mille Miglia 2021, il Secolo dell'Automobile torna in strada|website=TGcom24|language=it|date=16 June 2021|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> which takes place on public roads from [[Brescia]] to [[Rome]] and back,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lastampa.it/motori/2012/05/18/news/mille-miglia-e-festa-br-sulle-strade-italiane-1.36479199/|title=Mille Miglia, è festasulle strade italiane|work=La Stampa|language=it|issn=1122-1763|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> across six [[regions of Italy]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Astorri|first=Giulia|date=9 May 2012|url=https://www.quibrescia.it/curiosita/2012/05/09/john-elkann-alla-miglia-miglia-2012/386725/|title=John Elkann alla Mille Miglia 2012|website=Qui Brescia|language=it|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.automoto.it/news/fiat-john-elkann-alla-mille-miglia-2012-su-una-fiat-8v.html|title=Fiat: John Elkann alla Mille Miglia 2012 su una Fiat 8V|website=AutoMoto.it|language=it|date=10 May 2012|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref>

In 2013, Elkann participated in the [[Transpac Race]] from [[Los Angeles]] to [[Honolulu]] where he and Soldini ranked second.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maserati.soldini.it/giovanni-soldini-e-maserati-chiudono-la-transpac-in-seconda-posizione/|url-status=dead|title=Giovanni Soldini e Maserati chiudono la Transpac in seconda posizione|language=it|publisher=Maserati|date=21 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093156/http://maserati.soldini.it/giovanni-soldini-e-maserati-chiudono-la-transpac-in-seconda-posizione/|archive-date=2 April 2015|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> In the 2014 edition of [[Cape2Rio]], which goes from [[Cape Town]] to [[Rio de Janeiro]], Elkann was a member of the team of Soldini that won and set the new speed record of the [[regatta]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/News/Sport/Cape2Rio-vittoria-e-record-per-Maserati-e-Soldini-Un-sogno-fin-da-bambino_321107099795.html|url-status=dead|title=Cape2Rio, vittoria e record per Maserati e Soldini: 'Un sogno fin da bambino'|agency=Adnkronos|language=it|date=15 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126124816/http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/News/Sport/Cape2Rio-vittoria-e-record-per-Maserati-e-Soldini-Un-sogno-fin-da-bambino_321107099795.html|archive-date=26 January 2014|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> In January 2015, he took part with Soldini in the Maserati team in the Rorc Caribbean 600 Race, a regatta that has been held since February throughout the [[Caribbean]]; the team had to retire due to damage to the hydraulic system.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ascenti|first=Bianca|date=25 February 2015|url=https://girodiboa.corriere.it/2015/02/25/avaria-su-maserati-termina-in-anticipo-il-sogno-caraibico-di-soldini/|title=Avaria su Maserati: termina in anticipo il sogno caraibico di Soldini|work=Corriere della Sera|language=it|issn=1128-2568|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> Soldini stated that a new [[San Francisco]]–[[Shanghai]] record attempt with the Maserati was expected in May 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ansa.it/mare/notizie/rubriche/nauticaesport/2015/01/21/vela-soldini-e-john-elkann-con-maserati-per-regata-caraibi_24d7a3d8-169f-4eeb-bc8a-be528fb295c9.html|title=Vela: Soldini e John Elkann con Maserati per regata Caraibi|agency=ANSA|language=it|date=21 January 2015|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> They succeeded in doing so at 21 days, 19 hours, 32 minutes, and 54 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calcioweb.eu/2015/06/team-maserati-soldini-da-record-nella-traversata-san-francisco-shanghai-foto/223190/|title=Team Maserati: Soldini da record nella traversata San Francisco-Shanghai [foto]|website=CalcioWeb|language=it|date=11 June 2015|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref>

In May 2016, Elkann took part in the 100th edition of the [[Targa Florio]] car race in [[Palermo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://motori.ilmessaggero.it/news/targa_florio_festeggia_100anni_con_campioni_storici_in_pista-1682671.html|title=La Targa Florio festeggia i 100 anni, John Elkann e tanti campioni storici in gara|work=Il Messaggero|language=it|date=2 May 2016|issn=2499-3980|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Costaguti|first=Costanza|date=14 February 2017|url=https://motori.ilgiornale.it/tanti-vip-e-in-200-000-ad-applaudire-per-i-100-anni-della-targa-florio/|title=Mille Miglia, è festasulle strade italiane|website=Motori.it|language=it|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> In January 2020, he participated in the 16th edition of the Cape2Rio aboard Soldini's VOR70 Maserati, sailing 3.600 miles from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maserati.soldini.it/maserati-multi-70-and-giovanni-soldini-are-in-cape-town-for-the-16th-cape2rio/|title=Maserati Multi 70 e Giovanni Soldini a Cape Town per la 16a edizione della Cape2Rio|language=it|publisher=Maserati|date=3 January 2020|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Premoli|first=Barbara|date=12 January 2020|url=https://motorinolimits.com/2020/01/12/cape2rio-vento-in-poppa-per-maserati-multi-70-e-soldini-a-bordo-anche-john-elkann/|title=Cape2Rio: vento in poppa per Maserati Multi 70 e Soldini. A bordo anche John Elkann|website=MotoriNoLimits|language=it|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> In October 2020, once again aboard with Soldini, he won the 41st edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race with the Maserati Multi 70.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maserati.soldini.it/line-honours-for-maserati-multi-70-at-the-rolex-middle-sea-race/|title=Line honours for Maserati multi 70 at the Rolex Middle sea race|publisher=Maserati|date=20 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Pozzo|first=Fabio|date=19 October 2020|url=https://www.lastampa.it/mare/2020/10/19/news/soldini-e-elkann-primi-alla-rolex-middle-sea-race-1.39436611/|title=Soldini ed Elkann primi alla Rolex Middle Sea Race|work=La Stampa|language=it|issn=1122-1763|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> In August 2021, he kicked off the 89th edition of the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], which saw the participation of the new [[Le Mans Hypercar]], a class in which Ferrari would enter starting from 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ferrari.com/it-CH/competizioni-gt/articles/john-elkann-ha-dato-il-via-alla-24-ore-di-le-mans|title=John Elkann ha dato il via alla 24 Ore di le Mans|language=it|publisher=Ferrari|date=21 August 2021|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>

== Offices ==
Elkann is the chief executive officer of [[Exor (company)|Exor]], the chairman of [[Stellantis]], general partner of Giovanni Agnelli B.V., and the executive chairman of [[Ferrari]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/corporate/board-directors<!--https://corporate.ferrari.com/en/governance/board-directors#:~:text=John%20Elkann%20is%20Chairman%20of,Economist%20Group%20and%20PartnerRe%20Ltd.-->|title=Ferrari – Board of Directors|publisher=Ferrari|date=|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> Additionally, he is the chairman of the Giovanni Agnelli Foundation. He is also a trustee of [[Museum of Modern Art|MOMA]], a member of [[Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pinacoteca-agnelli.it/visit/fondazione/consiglio-direttivo/<!--https://www.pinacoteca-agnelli.it/la-pinacoteca/chi-siamo/-->|url-status=dead|title=Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli – Consiglio Direttivo|language=it|publisher=Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli|date=16 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016175527/https://www.pinacoteca-agnelli.it/visit/fondazione/consiglio-direttivo/|archive-date=16 October 2017|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> and was a member of the [[Bilderberg Group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bilderbergmeetings.co.uk/category/profile/|title=Participant Profile: John Elkann|website=Bilerberg Meetings|date=5 June 2015|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> Elkann is a member of the JP Morgan International Council, a board member of [[Meta Platforms]], and was vice-chairman of Italy's [[Aspen Institute]].<ref name="Exor 2017"/>

== Awards and honours ==
* Appeal of Conscience Award, September 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last=Heyman|first=Marshall|date=23 September 2010|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703860104575508080402454718|title=A Gathering of Global Leaders|work=The Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|access-date=6 March 2023|quote=Meanwhile, John Elkann, the young and dashing chairman of the Fiat Group, received an Appeal of Conscience Award 'for his contribution to international and intercultural cooperation, and humanitarian endeavors.'}}</ref>
* [[File:OrdineLavoro.png|50px]] Nominated Knight of the [[Order of Merit for Labour]] in the Italian automotive industry, <!--31-->May 2021.<ref name="Quirinale 2021"/>

== Ancestry ==
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|3= 3. [[Margherita Agnelli]]
|4= 4. Jean-Paul Elkann
|5= 5. Carla Ovazza
|6= 6. [[Gianni Agnelli|Giovanni Agnelli]]
|7= 7. ''Donna'' [[Marella Agnelli|Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto]]
|8= 8. Armand Elkann
|9= 9. Berthe Bloch
|10= 10. Vittorio Ovazza
|11= 11. Olga Fubini
|12= 12. [[Edoardo Agnelli (entrepreneur, born 1892)|Edoardo Agnelli]]
|13= 13. ''Donna'' [[Virginia Bourbon del Monte]]
|14= 14. [[Filippo Caracciolo]], 8th Prince of Castagneto, 3rd Duke of Melito
|15= 15. Margaret Clarke
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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book|last=Clark|first=Jennifer|date=21 November 2011|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ykb1NTjoBSwC|title=Mondo Agnelli: Fiat, Chrysler, and the Power of a Dynasty|location=Hoboken, New Jersey|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-23611-6|access-date=24 February 2023|via=Google Books}}
* {{cite book|last=Clark|first=Jennifer|date=2024|title=L'ultima dinastia. La saga della famiglia Agnelli da Giovanni a John|language=it|location=Milan|publisher=Solferino|isbn=978-88-282-1455-7}}

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* [https://www.forbes.com/profile/john-elkann/?sh=54568da85c3e 2023 ''Forbes'' profile] (in English)
* [https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/john-jacob-philip-elkann Elkann, John Jacob Philip] at ''[[Treccani]]'' (in Italian)
* [https://biografieonline.it/biografia-john-elkann John Elkann] at ''Biografie oonline'' (in Italian)
* [https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/john-jacob-philip-elkann Registrazioni di John Elkann] at [[Radio Radicale]] (in Italian)

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