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RAFFAELE MAURO

+1 (857) 919-7509 raffaele_mauro@hks14.harvard.edu


Education

HARVARD UNIVERSITY, John F. Kennedy School of Government


Master in Public Administration, May 2014 (expected)
Empedocle Maffia Fellowship, merit based scholarship with full tuition and stipend
Concentration: Innovation, finance and economic policy
Courses at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School
- HKS: Innovation Systems, Central Banking, Financial Crises (with Carmen Reinhart)
- HBS: Venture Capital, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
VP - Harvard Italian Society
BOCCONI UNIVERSITY
Ph.D. (Dottorato di Ricerca), Economic History, May 2009
Ranked first in admission. Awarded merit-based three year scholarship
Training in global political economy and business history
Research: Olivetti case study and Italian ICT industry analysis
UNIVERSITA' G.D'ANNUNZIO
Bachelor of Arts (Laurea quadriennale, 4 years) 110/110 cum laude, November 2004
Major: Economics

Experience
2010-12

ANNAPURNA VENTURES
Associate
Annapurna Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Milan. Fund created by the
former country manager of Google Italy
Managed early stage investments in web services, mobile and digital technology:
dealflow screening, valuation, business development, portfolio management
Coached and managed a team of analysts and interns
Helped McKinsey & Companys Digital Advisory Group for the Italian digital agenda
Active role in consulting the Italian Ministry of Economic Development for the "Startup" task force under the Monti Government
2011-12
THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN ITALY
Strategic Advisor
Advisory activity related to macroeconomic policy, venture finance, innovation
2010 - 11
COLLEGIO DI MILANO
Adjunct Professor
Courses: Entrepreneurship, Network Economics and Social Science of the Internet
Organized seminars with representatives from Google, IBM, Wikimedia Foundation,
Arduino, journalists, academics, VCs and start-up founders
2009-2010 CCCONFINDUSTRIA
gG Analyst, Graduate Talent Program
Confindustria is the most important business lobbying association in Italy
Rotations at the Research and Entrepreneurship departments, Roma Headquarters, and
the Finance Department, Varese
2006-2007
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW - Italian Edition
Part-time work during doctoral studies. Editing and translation activity
2005
CONFINDUSTRIA
Internship: statistical research and marketing analysis
Training
2012-present
2012

THE ASPEN INSTITUTE - Italian Branch


Aspen Junior Fellow
Leadership program for young professionals with competitive admission
NASA AMES PARK - Singularity University Graduate Studies Program
Training program on exponential technologies sponsored by Google, NASA and
Kauffman Foundation
Admission rate 80 / 2,200

Cambridge, MA,
USA

Milano, Italy

Pescara, Italy

Milano, Italy

Milano, Italy
Milano, Italy

Roma, Italy

Milano, Italy

Milan-Rome, Italy
Mountain View,
CA, USA

2009
2003-04
Awards
2011

2009

2009

2008

2006

Research
(selected)
2012
2012
2011
2009
2009
2009
2009
Activities
2011
2010
2010
2007
2006
2006

PEKING UNIVERSITY
LSE-PKU Summer School
Course: Management, Entrepreneurship and Global Leadership
UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA
Erasmus Program, European scholarship
Young European Leaders 40 under 40 cohort of 2011/2012
Leadership program sponsored by the European Commission and the European Council
of Foreign Relations
40 Young leaders are identified among political and business professionals
Accade Damani: Social Venture Capital Competition
First prize: 30,000 . Awarded by Italia Futura Foundation
Winners-applicants ratio 1 / 450
Web based micro-credit platform with focus on Abruzzos earthquake recovery
Global Village Campus
National program for top graduates sponsored by the Italian Prime Minister Office.
Winner of both the Microsoft Idea-Contest and the Palombini prize. Elected team
leader at the campus
McKinsey Euro Academy 2008
Awarded by McKinsey&Company.
International competition, winners-applicants ratio 120 / 2,200
Courses at the McKinseys Kitzbhel training centre
World Business Forum 2006 Top 10 competition
WBF free attendance. Awarded by MIP-Politecnico di Milano.
Winners-applicants ratio 10 / 750
The Political Impact of Algorithms: Machine Learning Technology and Policy Applications
Published by Aspenia, the policy journal of the The Aspen Institute - Italian branch
Finance Without Humans: the Systemic Implications Algorithmic Trading
Published by Limes, the main Italian journal of geopolitics
Venture Capital and Innovation in Italy
Background paper of the VersoveDr conference on entrepreneurship & innovation
The Political Consequences of Kurzweils Curves
Goolge-Farefuturo-Reti Barcamp. Farefuturo Foundation, Rome
The Future of Global Finance: a Network Perspective (with Alessandro Aresu)
Harvard Political Networks Conference, Harvard University
The Future of Europe: a Scenario Analysis
European Policy Reform conference, Italian Chamber of Deputies
Network Society and Corporate Culture: the Impact of Peer Production
Communitas 2002 conference, Spazio Oberdan, Milan. Published by Franco Angeli

Judge for the social venture capital competition Idea360, Accenture Foundation
Elected Alumni Representative, first ranked, Collegio di Milano Alumni Association
Admitted to RENA. Networking group for high-achieving young professionals
Elected Vice-President of ADI-Milano (Italian Association of Ph.D students)
Elected Student Representative, Collegio di Milano
Elected Ph.D. Student Representative, ISE Bocconi University

Languages

English: advanced working language


French: intermediate Language studied at University and High School
Spanish: basic Erasmus program, six months of residence in Spain
Italian: native language

Journalism/
blogging

Personal blog about technology & society


www.raffaelemauro.com
Co-founder of the blog and think tank
www.lospaziodellapolitica.com

Beijing, China
Santander, Spain

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