Mario Calderini

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Mario Calderini holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Manchester and a MSc in Engineering from Politecnico di Torino. He is Full Professor of Strategy and Innovation Management at Politecnico di Torino where he is also Deputy Director of the Doctoral School. Mario Calderini sits in the board of directors of the Italian National Agency for Innovation and from 2005 to July 2010 he was the President of Finpiemonte, the regional development agency of Piemonte Region, managing a 300 million euro yearly budget.

He is now senior advisor to the Regional Ministry for Research and innovation. He is also a member of the European Patent Office Academy Advisory Board. Mario Calderini’s main academic interest is in the economics and management of innovation.

His numerous publications in highly ranked international journals cover several topics: technology and innovation policies, empirical studies on the determinants of innovative activity, technology and knowledge transfer, the strategic management of intellectual property rights and finance for innovation.