I have been trained as a social scientist and applied economist,
combining qualitative and quantitative backgrounds. I also had the
privilege of being advised by and working alongside experts in
different technical fields, including engineering, design and
computer science. In the past, I co-founded two high-tech start-ups (out of R&D activities conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolofy) and collaborated with a variety of academic research groups (in the USA, the Netherlands, Austria and
Italy).
I know the private business sector from the inside, by means an ongoing collaboration with the Great Place To Work Institute in the role of analyst, facilitator and advisor.
My formal education:
- PhD in Economics from the
Free University (VU) of Amsterdam, NL (2011)
Research work in Spatial Economics (VU is ranked 6th in the world
in urban economics and 7th in econometrics, by IDEAS)
- BA & MA in Communication Sciences/Studies
from the University of
Padua, IT (2001)
I am currently serving the following organizations:
- Great Place to Work Institute (2013-Today)
Senior Advisor, Italian branch
- University of Bologna
(2013-Today)
Adjunct Professor of Sustainable Business (Dept of Economics & Bologna Business School)
- Golinelli Foundation (2015-today)
Scientific Curator, Mentor, Facilitator
In the past, I have been contracted as a researcher by:
- Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Senseable City Laboratory,
Cambridge-USA (2005-Today)
Research Affiliate (2009-11: Co-Head of Partners Relations and
Technology Transfer)
- Austrian Academy of Science, Research Unit on Geographical
Information Systems, Salzburg (AUS) (2007-09)
- University of Milano Bicocca, Research Unit on Quality of Life in
the Information Society, Milan (ITA) (2004-07)
- University IUAV of Venice, School of Arts and Industrial Design,
Venice (ITA) (2004-2005)
- University of Venice Ca' Foscari, Research Center on Continuing
and Life-Long Education, Venice (ITA) (2002-2004)
- Venice International University, Research Center on Technologies
in Distributed Intelligence Systems, Venice (ITA) (2001-2002)
I am currently member of the Aspen Institute Italy,
which I joined as a Junior Fellow in 2010. I am fluent in Italian,
English, Spanish, German and French.