Diego Palano
Strategy and Operations
Biography
Diego Palano is Executive Fellow at SDA Bocconi School of Management of the Strategy and Operations Knowledge Area. He is responsible for a Course on Hypergrowth to full time MBA students. Diego is also currently supporting VC funds and Startups as Co-Founder, Advisor and Mentor.
From 2010 to 2023, after 2 years at The Boston Consulting Group, Diego has co-founded / managed 2 digital ventures up to Unicorn valuations (Westwing.it, Facile.it), recently co-founded 3 other start-ups and invested in 3 different Venture Capital investment funds (Italian Founders Fund, 40Jemz and Rialto.vc).
Diego earned a Master of Engineering in Manufacturing at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Science degree in Control Systems Engineering at La Sapienza.
Teaching domains
Growth Strategy
Strategic & Business Planning
Digital Innovation
Globalization