Anthropic to Open a Milan Office, Lining Italy’s Push Behind a Vatican-Led Repositioning
May 21, 2026 – 10:54 am
EMEA, already Anthropic’s fastest-growing region, boasts a run-rate revenue increase of roughly 9x and large-business accounts up 10x year-on-year. The upcoming Milan office signifies the commercial expansion of an Italy strategy previously seeded politically through Rome.
Anthropic will establish a presence in Milan to solidify its growing Italian commercial footprint. This move extends a European expansion initiated six months ago with openings in Paris and Munich, positioning Italy as another key market within this region.
Statistics Highlight Growth:
- EMEA revenue growth: 9x year-on-year
- Large business accounts in EMEA: 10x year-on-year growth
The Milan office announcement closes a strategic gap left by the absence of Italy on previously named office lists, aligning with a Rome-based political and symbolic strategy.
Anthropic’s Strategic Moves:
- Anthropic Co-founder Christopher Olah is scheduled to appear alongside Pope Leo XIV at the presentation of the encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" on May 25, addressing AI ethics.
- CEO Dario Amodei will visit Rome shortly for meetings with Italian institutional figures.
This move might be a response to the Trump administration’s designation of Anthropic as a ‘supply chain risk’ and subsequent Pentagon blacklist.
Expanded European Presence:
Anthropic’s European corporate footprint now includes London, Dublin, Zurich, Paris, Munich, Milan, with Liam Booth-Smith, former British MP and chief of staff to Rishi Sunak, leading the regional push.
Thomas Remy, Head of EMEA South, oversees operations in France, Italy, Iberia, the Middle East, and Africa from Paris, reflecting a deliberate strategy to counter both U.S. domestic policy and EU AI governance initiatives.
Commercial Product Expansion:
The Milan launch coincides with the rapid deployment of enterprise-focused products by Anthropic, including Claude Opus 4.7 going live earlier this month. Partnerships with PwC and Accenture for multi-year enterprise AI deployment deals further support this expansion.
Italian enterprise customers in financial services, industrials, and consumer goods are the primary targets for the Milan office, with existing EMEA South accounts managed remotely until local hires are established.