Degree in Organizational Development, Bocconi University, Milan; Chartered Fellow, FCIPD, UK. Certified Transformational Coach, Georgetown University. Has worked in more than 70 countries. Formerly: with Citigroup, Milan, London and New York; with the International Finance Corporation, Washington DC; Director, Human Resources, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London; Chief Learning Officer, World Bank, Washington DC. Currently, Chief Human Resources Officer, World Economic Forum. Associate Professor, Hult-Ashridge (UK) and Bocconi University (Italy). Author: World Economic Forum Agenda Blog; Forbes Magazine; HBR Italia; Linkiesta magazine on themes related to career-personal development and organizational behaviour. Author of La Bussola del Successo (2016), a mix of coaching, self-improvement and business ethics. Interests: reading, travelling, Bruce Springsteen.
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