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Giorgio Locatelli

Full Professor of Complex Projects Business, Polytechnic University of Milan

Giorgio Locatelli is Full professor of Complex Projects Business at Politecnico di Milano – School of Management. Educated in Politecnico di Milano, has a Bachelor and Master degree in mechanical engineering (2006), a PhD “Cum Laude” in Engineering Management (2011) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (2015). He spent the years between 2012 to 2021 in the UK, starting as Lecturer at the University of Lincoln and leaving as a Full professor at the University of Leeds, a World top 100 university. His research is about project management and complex project business. His expertise is mostly in the energy, nuclear and space sectors, but he also worked on other complex infrastructures, including transportation and sanitation. He attracted about €1,500,000 of research funds. He is listed in the world's top 2% of scientists (PLoS Biol 18(10): e3000918). Giorgio advises public and private organisations, including the IAEA, ANL, and the UK government. He is a frequent speaker and trainer for public and private organisations. He authored more than 100 international peer-reviewed publications with nearly 5000 citations. He sits on the editorial boards of “International Journal of Project Management”, “Project Management Journal” (where is a senior editor), “Progress in Nuclear Energy”, “Construction Management and Economics”.

Experience

  • 2021–present
    Full Professor of Complex Projects Business, Politecnico di Milano
  • 2016–2021
    Full Professor - Chair in Project Business Strategy, University of Leeds

Education

  • 2011 
    Politecnico di Milano, PhD