I am a Strategic Management Consultant and the founder and Managing Director of IKU Consulting. I have a consolidated experience in designing company strategy, implementing it through focused projects and evaluating the overall achievements. Before creating my own company in 2008, I worked for over twenty-five years in Serono, a leading biopharmaceutical industry firm, where I was directly responsible for the set-up and launch of major cross-functional initiatives and change programs, worldwide. I also have a wide expertise in Research & Product Development and Project Management processes, as well as multi-project reporting and dashboards for facilitating strategic decision-making. I have a proven record in the practical implementation of the Balanced Scorecard principles and methodologies, and I received from the hands of Drs. Kaplan and Norton the prestigious Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame Award for Strategy Execution granted to Serono in 2005. I have covered a number of positions of increasing responsibility including that of Head of Corporate R&D Administration, Head of Project Management Office and Corporate Senior Director – Head of Strategic Planning. I was also a permanent member in various strategic management Committees as well as in merger and acquisition Task Forces.I am based in Geneva and Rome, and work in Italian, English and French.Specialties: Strategic management, R&D architecture, Balanced Scorecard, governance and decision-making, process design and optimization, change management programs, multi-project reporting and dashboards, mergers and acquisitions, educational programs.