Massimiliana Landini Aleotti was born in 1942 in Milan, Italy. She and her three children inherited the pharmaceutical giant Menarini from her late husband, Alberto Aleotti, who had built the company into one of Italy's leading drug companies with 14 manufacturing sites and 16,000 employees. In 2011, Alberto handed over the reins of his empire to his daughter Lucia and son Alberto Giovanni. The Aleottis were accused of tax evasion in 2010 and 2013, and in 2016 Lucia and Alberto Giovanni were found guilty of corruption and money laundering charges and sentenced to ten and seven years, respectively. The family is appealing the sentences. Massimiliana Landini Aleotti is a member of Healthcare