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Francesca Bria

Professor of Innovation, Institute of Innovation and Public Purpose, UCL London

Italy

Invests in

Stages:

Sectors:

TransportationTech

Cloud Infrastructure

Locations:

Min Investment:
$580,000.00
Max Investment:
$11,620,000.00
Target Investment:
$6,100,100.00

Skills

Education

PhD
Imperial College London
(2009 - 2012)
Msc
Birkbeck, University of London
(2008 - 2009)
Bsc
Sapienza Università di Roma

Work Experience

Rai - Radiotelevisione Italiana

2021

Executive Board Member
2021

UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

2019

Professore
2020
Honorary Professor Innovation for Public Purpose
2019

UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme)

2019

UN Senior Adviser on digital cities and digital rights
2019

CDP Cassa Depositi e Prestiti

2020 - 2023

Chairman/Presidente CDP Venture Capital SGR- Fondo Nazionale Innovazione
2020 - 2023

2012 - 2023

Nesta Innovation Lab, Senior Advisor and Senior Project Lead
2012 - 2023
European Project coordinator DECODE https://decodeproject.eu European Project coordinator D-CENT http://bit.ly/17byYsR Senior Project lead DSI http://digitalsocial.eu/

Imperial College Business School

2009 - 2023

Teaching Associate
2009 - 2023

francesca.bria@gmail.com

2009 - 2023

Expert, Evaluator
2009 - 2023

Barcelona City Council

2015 - 2019

Chief Technology and Digital Innovation Officer
2015 - 2019
Main political representative for Barcelona City Council on City, technology, and digital innovation policy

Council Internet of Things

2009 - 2016

Member
2009 - 2016
Council is a thinktank, consultancy, accelarator and forecasting group on the internet of things

London Business School

2010 - 2013

Teaching Associate
2010 - 2013
MBA Strategy