Annamaria Gimigliano is an expert in innovation and organizational behavior. She earned a Doctorate in Business Administration from SDA Bocconi, where her research focused on the behavior of social animals and its application to organizations.
She has held managerial positions in both public and private organizations, including Accenture, Alitalia, Veronafiere, and Fondazione UNIMI. She teaches at university level, focusing on organization and performance measurement.
She coordinates the Forum Giovani e Musei and has developed a number of original formats for cultural heritage enhancement, including ArtLifeBalance, Onland, and ELEA. Città da fondare.
Education
2021–2025 | SDA Bocconi School of Management
Doctorate in Business Administration
Thesis: Human collective behaviors: models from animal world.
2021–2022 | INSEAD Business School
Certificate in Global Management
Business Strategy for HR Leaders, Leading the Transition, Digital Transformation & Innovation.
1998–1999 | Istituto Guglielmo Tagliacarne
MBA in Advanced Services
1992–1996 | University of Salerno
Degree in Economics and Business, 110/110 cum laude
Professional Experience
2022–present | amONg Società Benefit
Founder and Managing Director
Small publishing house specializing in events and educational formats for the development of cultural heritage and human capital.
2024–2026 | Fondazione UNIMI
Director General
Led the organizational transition of the Foundation, wholly owned by the University of Milan.
2016–2021 | Veronafiere SpA
Director of Human Resources, Planning and Development
Responsible for the company's innovation and development functions: human resources, information systems, planning, business development, start-ups and technology transfer.
2006–2011 | Alitalia SpA
Head of Organization and Industrial Processes
Role held first at Alitalia Airport and later at Alitalia-CAI, covering organizational design, process analysis and operational performance improvement.
1999–2006 | Accenture SpA
Senior Consultant – Organization and Change Management
Responsible for the organizational and change management aspects of transformation projects carried out for clients. Key clients: Fiat Auto Ricambi, Oto Melara, Ferrarelle, Danone, Bulgari, Fila, Benetton, Pfizer.
1997–1999 | National Research Council (CNR)
Junior Researcher
Research on the role of science and technology parks and business incubators in the innovation of traditional sectors and New Technology-Based Firms.
Teaching
2026–present | University of Bologna
Adjunct Professor
Course leader for Business Management in Cultural Heritage (30 hours – 6 ECTS), Master's Degree in Archaeological, Artistic and Landscape Heritage.
2022–present | Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Adjunct Professor
Course leader for Digital HR & Organization / Digital Talent Organization (30 hours – 6 ECTS), Master's Degree in Data Analytics for Business and Society. The course focuses on analyzing organizational behaviors and outcomes through HR Analytics.
Other Teaching Activities
Training for professionals, managers and C-level executives on innovation, leadership and organizational behavior, using proprietary formats.
Training for high school teachers on teaching innovation and learning effectiveness, through the development and testing of proprietary formats.
