Francesco Di Lorenzo is an Associate Professor in Strategy and Entrepreneurship at Copenhagen Business School in the department of Strategy and Innovation. Prior to his position at Copenhagen Business School, he has been a faculty at Georgetown University in the department of Strategy Economics, Ethics and Public Policy. He holds an MPhil and PhD in Management Science from ESADE Business School, a BA and an MSc in Business and Economics from Bocconi University. Before starting the academic carrier, Dr. Di Lorenzo worked as consultant for McKinsey&Co. and Accenture Strategy, focusing primarily on M&As operations in financial services. He also worked for UNICEF in the Strategic Information Analysis Unit. Dr. Di Lorenzo’s main research interests are in the areas of strategic management and economics and management of innovation. More specifically, they include venture financing, inter-organizational knowledge flows, strategic human capital, impact investing. His research is econometrically developed primarily in the pharmaceutical and semiconductor industries and got published in leading strategy and entrepreneurship journals. Francesco is also an economic consultant for firms, startups and institutions; since 2021, he is a research consultant at Nordic Human Capital Advisory.