Giovanni Ferrero is an Italian businessman who has an estimated net worth of $30.3 billion in August 2019.

Being the son of the late Michele Ferrero, the owner of multinational confectionery corporation, Giovanni Ferrero studied at European Schools in 1975. Then, he moved to the United States to study marketing.

In 1997, he became the joint CEO of Ferrero, along with his brother, Pietro who died in an accident that happened in South Africa on April 2011. He continued his brother's legacy by leading Ferrero s.P.a. as its Deputy Chairman and CEO. Also, he was also the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Torino's Vice President of the Board since January 2005.

Giovanni Ferrero was born on April 2, 1964 in Farigliano, Italy.