Roberto Donà

Roberto Donà is an academic and a business practitioner with a long experience in China. He is a Professor of Practice in Management at IBSS, the business school of Xi’An Jiaotong Liverpool University in Suzhou, where he serves also a director of the Master of Science in Management.

He is also Honorary Professor at School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship of University of Chinese Academy of Science and Adjunct Professor at MIP Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Business

Previously he has been a faculty member of SDA Bocconi School of Management and Bocconi University since 1990, Visiting Scholar (1996) and Visiting Professor (1998) at Stern School of Business (New York University) and Visiting Professor, Fudan University School of Management (2008-2010).

Roberto has a strong international exposure having worked in Russia, Bulgaria, Argentina, USA and China. His fields of interested are on Internationalization and Innovation Processes in Asia and their managerial implications.

Since the beginning of his career he worked also as management consultant for both domestic and international companies serving in several board positions.

He is also the First President of the Association of the Italian Scholars in China (AAIIC).

Qualifications

• MBA , SDA Bocconi School of Management, - 1989
• Laurea , Universita' di Milano, Milan, Italy - 1985

Experience

• co-director of International Technology Transfer Center, Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University - 2017 to 2017
• Programme Director Master of Science in Management, International Business School Suzhou - 2017 to Present
• Interim Programme Director MSc in Project Management, International Business School Suzhou - 2017 to 2017
• Adjunct Professor, MIP Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Business - 2015 to Present
• Advisor to the local management team, Pelliconi Suzhou - 2015 to Present
• Head of MBA Programmes, International Business School Suzhou - 2014 to 2016
• Strategic Advisor, Ambrosetti (Beijing) Consulting Ltd - 2014 to 2017
• Professor of Practice, International Business School Suzhou, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2013 to Present
• International MBA Programme Director, International Business School Suzhou - 2013 to 2016
• Board Member, TRP BV Holding - 2010 to 2011
• CEO, Chinese WOFE of a European Consulting Group - 2008 to 2011
• Visiting Professor, Fudan University School of Management, Fudan University - 2008 to 2010
• Director Global Executive MBA, SDA Bocconi School of Management in Cooperation with UCLA and Fudan - 2008 to 2010
• Senior Faculty of Strategy, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Business Strategy Department - 2007 to 2012
• Professor of Business Strategy and Policy, Bocconi University - 2007 to 2012
• Academic Director Double Degree in International Management (DDIM), Bocconi University and Fudan University School of Management - 2006 to 2011
• Senior Faculty of Management Information Systems, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Information Systems Department - 2006 to 2003
• Board Member, RRD - Reti Radiotelevisive Digitali Spa - 2004 to 2005
• Board Member, Finchimica Spa - 2003 to 2005
• Director Executive MBA, SDA Bocconi School of Management - 2001 to 2008
• Board of Director, Chairman, Innovando Srl - 2001 to 2006
• Board of Director, Chairman, Moda 1to1.com - 2000 to 2001
• Visiting Professor, Information Systems Department, Stern School of Business, New York University - 1998 to 1998
• Visiting Research Scholar, Information Systems Department, Stern School of Business, New York University - 1996 to 1996
• Faculty of Management Information Systems, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Information Systems Department - 1996 to 2003
• Junior Faculty, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Management Information Systems Department - 1990 to 1995

Research interests

• Internationalization and Innovation Processes Doing Business in Asia FDI in China and their managerial implications