Marco Ferretti

Marco Ferretti is full professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Parthenope University of Naples where he has served as a member of the Board of Directors. He is also responsible for the “Department of Excellence” project with a budget of €6.5ML and champion of the newly established UNESCO Chair “Entrepreneurship and lifelong learning innovation in the business ecosystems of MENA countries”. In 2020, the Minister of University and Research appointed him as the national coordinator for preparing the section dedicated to the blue economy in the National Research Program 2020-2027. He has a degree in Economics from the University of Naples, an MBA from the Sloan School of Management of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a PhD in Engineering from the University of Padua. His research interests focus on the topics of strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship and has a long-standing experience in building and accelerating startups. He is the author of over 90 published in authoritative Italian and foreign scientific journals.