▁is ▁Catholic . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁John ▁El k ann , ▁the ▁current ▁chairman ▁of ▁F iat ▁and ▁the ▁chairman ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁Ex or , ▁an ▁invest ment ▁company ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁Ag n elli ▁family , ▁which ▁own s ▁Ju vent us ▁F . C .. ▁El k ann ▁is ▁a ▁grand son ▁of ▁F iat ▁chairman ▁Gian ni ▁Ag n elli ▁and ▁Mare lla ▁Ag n elli . ▁He ▁is ▁nep hew ▁of ▁Don ▁Carlo ▁Car acci olo , ▁founder ▁of ▁Gru ppo ▁Editor iale ▁L ’ Es press o ▁- ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁la ▁Repub blica , ▁the ▁Italian ▁daily ▁general - inter est ▁newspaper . ▁El k ann ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁steps on ▁of ▁Russian ▁no blem an ▁Count ▁Serge i ▁de ▁P ahlen . ▁El k ann ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁sister , ▁G ine v ra ▁El k ann , ▁and ▁five ▁half - s ib lings ▁by ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁second ▁marriage ▁( M aria , ▁Pierre , ▁Soph ia , ▁Anna , ▁and ▁Tat iana ). ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁great - grand ne p hew ▁of ▁E tt ore ▁O v az za , ▁of ▁the ▁O v az za ▁bank ing ▁family , ▁via ▁his ▁grand m other , ▁Car la ▁O v az za . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁El k ann ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁personal ▁assistant ▁to ▁Henry ▁K iss inger , ▁subsequently ▁working ▁as ▁market ing ▁associate ▁for ▁Ferr