Stefano Negri

Stefano Negri, the Founder and Managing Director of boutique advisory firm Gandria LLC, is an accomplished business strategist and professional advisor with over 20 years of experience. He started his career with McKinsey & Company, where he spent a decade working with various industries, including manufacturing, e-commerce, airlines, and telecommunications. He then moved to the World Bank Group, where he worked for another ten years, managing the organization's global portfolio on competitiveness, technology, and entrepreneurship. In his most recent roles, he served as Director at the World SME Forum and as a Member of the 2021 Italy B20/G20 Taskforce on Trade & Investment. Stefano is a skilled speaker and panelist, having appeared at various renowned events such as TEDx, Georgetown University, CEIBS Shanghai, and G20/B20. Stefano is also a co-author of several reports and articles, including "Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth" (World Bank, 2015), and "Preparing for China's Urban Billion" (McKinsey Global Institute, 2009).