Deep knowledge of both the startup world and the inner workings of big organizations.30 years of professional and management experience in large companies (Omnitel, Vodafone) and startups.Builder mindset.Passionate about the intersection of corporate innovation, entrepreneurship and technologies.Strong bias for action.Specialties:- Technology Strategy and Management.- Ability to combine new technologies/products with business processes/business model Innovation.- Senior stakeholder management.- Startup Accelerator & Venture Builder Development and Operations.- Corporate venturing in established companies and early-stage seed/ pre-seed financing for startups.- Corporate innovation programs.- Due DiligenceI am actively engaged in the entrepreneurship ecosystem:previously Head of Startup Acceleration Programs at Polihub (Startup Accelerator and Innovation Park of Politecnico of Milano) and International Projects (Deep Tech Alliance, China TusStar incubator, Emerging African Innovation Leaders, European Universities of Technology Alliance); co-founder of InnoVitsLab (London based company focused on startup scouting). Extended professor at School of Management of Politecnico of Milano and teacher at Entrepreneurship Innovation & Startup course; lecturer at Alta Scuola Politecnica, and director of EntrepreneurshipLab at PoliHub.I enjoy serving as an executive advisor on strategy and technology.Co-founder of a startup focused on Location-Based Services; I worked as a technology scout in Silicon Valley. Prior to this, I was with Vodafone, where, as head of technology departments, I managed IT, Mobile Internet and Value Added Service development. In 1995 I joined Omnitel Pronto Italia, Italy's second-largest mobile operator, where I was involved in the network rollout as head of the Radiofrequency Department for South Italy.