Information
Membership Number: FCA3602
Membership Type: Fellowship
Division: Social Sciences
Corresponding Email: ******formica@gmail.com
Present and Previous Positions
Invited Professor of Knowledge Economics, MOIM – Master in Open Innovation Management, University of Padua (Italy).
Mentor, CLUB DII (Department of Industrial Engineering), University of Padua (Italy).
Senior Research Fellow & Thought Leader, Innovation Value Institute (IVI), Maynooth University (Ireland).
Distinguished International Collaborator, Maynooth University (Title awarded in Dec 2025).
Academic and Professional Appointments (Selected, Past)
Professor of the Economics of Knowledge, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Jönköping University (Sweden) (2006–2009); Founder, International Entrepreneurship Academy.
Chair of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Abu Dhabi Men’s College, Higher Colleges of Technology (UAE) (inaugurated 2003).
University of Tartu (Estonia): Designed the university’s first Master’s programme dedicated to innovative entrepreneurship; taught there (via the EU Marie Curie programme) until 2014.
Director, a laboratory for experimentation with entrepreneurial ideation processes, ESAM Business School (Paris, France).
Chair of International Economics, Università degli Studi “Gabriele d’Annunzio” (Italy) (inaugurated chair; period within 1980s–1990s).
Board of Directors (Member), University of Bologna (Italy) (served four years; within 1980s–1990s).
Economist, Economic Outlook Division, OECD (early 1970s); member of the editorial team of OECD Economic Outlook; contributed to OECD comparative studies (including labour market and output-gap work).
Economic Advisor, Regional Government of Emilia-Romagna (Italy) (late 1970s), working with a Cambridge-based group led by Nicholas Kaldor and Wynne Godley on European and regional economic policy.
Professional & International Programme Roles (Selected)
Expert / Programme Contributor, European Commission (Directorate-General responsible for incubators and science & technology parks programmes); participated in international teams designing science parks and incubators across multiple countries (Europe and beyond).
Member, Scientific Committee, International Association of Science Parks (IASP) (1995–2006).
Collaborator, European Business Network (EBN) (network supporting innovative entrepreneurs, start-ups, and SMEs).
Additional University Roles (Selected, as stated)
Honorary Professor, University of Mar del Plata (Argentina).
Guest Professor, King Saud University (Saudi Arabia).
Guest Professor, Curtin University of Technology / Curtin Business School (Australia).
International Professor of Knowledge Economy, Beihang University (Beijing, China).
Senior Research Fellow, Business School, University of Central England (Birmingham, UK).
Visiting Professor, Economics of Knowledge and Entrepreneurship, Jean Monnet Faculty of Political Studies, Second University of Naples (Italy).
Advisory Board Member, Institute for Enterprise and Innovation, University of Nottingham (UK).
Fields of Scholarship and Research Interests
Macroeconomist and economic philosopher, combining philosophical reflection and economic analysis
Honors, Awards and Other Membership
Innovation Luminary Award (2017), Open Innovation Strategy and Policy Group (under the aegis of the European Union) — for sustained contributions to entrepreneurial research, development of the Experimental Labs approach, and advocacy for an “Innovation Renaissance”.
Distinguished International Collaborator, Maynooth University (Dec 2025).
Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (RSA), London.
Fellow, Entovation International (Boston, USA).
Member, Smithsonian Curiosity Council.
Magister Peloritanus (for Innovation and Entrepreneurship), Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti (University of Messina; founded 1729).
Founder, Italian Association of Regional Sciences (AISRE) (late 1970s–early 1980s).
Editorial service: Board member of several academic journals.
Selected Publications
PIERO BOOKS 2003-2025.docx
Other Information
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piero_Formica