Francesco Grillo

Who is Francesco Grillo?

Francesco Grillo is an Italian political economy Scientist, Journalist and Manager.

He holds a degree in Economics at LUISS and a Master in Business Administration from Boston University where he studied as Fulbright student. He completed his Phd at London School of Economics with a thesis on the effectiveness of spending tax payers' money on R&D in less developed regions and a focus on Structural Funds.

He is managing director of Vision&Value, a consultancy firm running projects for multinationals and Public Institutions amongst which the European Commission. He is also director of the think tank Vision, where he leads projects on the "university of the future" and "social innovation". Both companies are located in Rome, London and Brussels. Previously he worked for Bank of Tokyo in London, as manager for the Italian market. Moreover, he has been associate with McKinsey.

Currently he is regular columnist of Il Mattino and Il Messaggero; his analysis have been quoted by international media, such as The Economist and The Guardian and he has been interviewed by BBC. He also published for the UK web magazine OpenDemocracy. He wrote three books and a number of referred scientific articles focused on regional innovation strategies.