Pietro De Giovanni
Professor of Practice

Biography
Pietro De Giovanni is a Professor of Practice in Operations and Supply Chain Management at SDA Bocconi School of Management.
Prior to his appointment at SDA Bocconi, he held academic positions at Luiss University (Rome, Italy), ESSEC Business School (Paris-Singapore), Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam (Amsterdam, the Netherlands), and NOVA School of Business and Economics (Lisbon, Portugal), where he was a Professor of Circular Economy, Sustainable Strategies, Operations, and Supply Chain Management. He has also held various academic positions, including Academic Director of the Master in Technology Project Management at ESSEC Business School with Telecom ParisTech, Scientific Coordinator of the Operations Management/Operations Research cluster at ESSEC, Academic Director of the MSc in Strategic Management at Luiss University, and Director of both the MS in Project Management and the Executive Program Flex Supply Chain at Luiss Business School. Additionally, he served as the Associate Dean for Sustainability at the Luiss-X.ITE Research Center. In SDA Bocconi, Pietro is the Director of the program "Life-cycle Assessment as a Sustainability Tool" and co-director of the Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Monitor.
Pietro's research and teaching interests encompass supply chain and operations management, as well as sustainable strategies and circular economy. He has published several papers in scientific journals, including Journal of Operations Management, European Journal of Operational Research, Transportation Research, Annals of Operations Research, International Journal of Production Economics, Journal of the OR Society, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Dynamic Games and Applications, Journal of Environmental Management, and International Journal of Operations and Production Management.
Pietro holds a degree in Business Administration from Università della Calabria (UNICAL), a Master in Supply Chain Integrated Management from Università di Verona, a Master Phil in Business Administration from ESSEC Business School, a Doctorate in Business Administration from Università della Calabria (UNICAL), and a Ph.D. in Decision Management Sciences with a concentration in Operations and Supply Chain Management from ESSEC Business School. Currently, he serves as an Associate Editor of the following academic journals: International Transactions of Operations Research, 4OR Springer, and Annals of Operations Research.
Recent Publications
- 2026
A Dynamic Game of Circular Economy with Environmental Producer Responsibility and Digital Product Passport
DE GIOVANNI, P., "A Dynamic Game of Circular Economy with Environmental Producer Responsibility and Digital Product Passport", International Game Theory Review, 2026, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 2540003 - 2025
Strategie di resilienza in operations management. Casi aziendali ed esperienze di eccellenza
DE GIOVANNI, P. - "Strategie di resilienza in operations management. Casi aziendali ed esperienze di eccellenza" - 2025, Egea, Milano, Italy - 2025
A smart mobility game with blockchain and hardware oracles
MALEKI VISHKAEI, B., P. DE GIOVANNI, "A smart mobility game with blockchain and hardware oracles", International Journal of Production Economics, 2025, vol. 282, pp. 109533 - 2025
La sostenibilità nelle operations secondo il SOSC Monitor
DE GIOVANNI, P., A. GRANDO, "La sostenibilità nelle operations secondo il SOSC Monitor", Logistica Management, 28 July 2025 - 2025
Le strategie di resilienza nella progettazione delle architetture logistiche - Resilience strategies in designing logistics architectures
DE GIOVANNI, P., A. GRANDO, "Le strategie di resilienza nella progettazione delle architetture logistiche - Resilience strategies in designing logistics architectures", Economia & Management Plus, 24 July 2025 - 2025
Craftsmen and digital transformation: Business strategies and contracts in a post-Covid world
MOREIRA TRINDADE, M. A., P. DE GIOVANNI, "Craftsmen and digital transformation: Business strategies and contracts in a post-Covid world", Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 2025, vol. 78, pp. 101917 - 2025
Why Nobody Measures the Scope 4 (Avoided) Emissions? Let’s Get It Started!
DE GIOVANNI, P., "Why Nobody Measures the Scope 4 (Avoided) Emissions? Let’s Get It Started!", Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, no. 18, pp. 8317 - 2025
Circular economy business strategies and public schemes: a game theory‐based survey
RAMANI, V., P. DE GIOVANNI, "Circular economy business strategies and public schemes: a game theory‐based survey", International Transactions in Operational Research, 2025, pp. 1-43 - 2025
The Impact of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) on Operational Performance
SPAHIU, E., B. MALEKI VISHKAEI, P. DE GIOVANNI, "The Impact of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) on Operational Performance" in The 85th Annual Meeting of Academy of Management, July 25-29, 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark - 2025
Prioritizing, integrating, and communicating sustainability to prevent social washing
MALEKI VISHKAEI, B., E. SPAHIU, P. DE GIOVANNI, "Prioritizing, integrating, and communicating sustainability to prevent social washing", Cleaner Production Letters, 2025, vol. 9, pp. 100114
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Grants & Honors
2% Top Scientist in the World, Elsevier BV, Stanford University, 2023
2% Top Scientist in the World, Elsevier BV, Stanford University, 2022

