Federico Pigni is Director of Knowledge Transfer and Innovation (Direction de la Valorisation et Innovation) at Grenoble Ecole de Management, where he is Professor of Information Systems in the Management of Technology and Strategy department. He previously served as Dean of Faculty, Pedagogy, and Research. He holds a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems and Supply Chain Management and graduated cum laude in Business Administration and Management.

His academic career began in Italy, where he lectured at Carlo Cattaneo University, the Catholic University of Milan, and Università Bocconi. He later served as Senior Researcher at Carlo Cattaneo University’s Lab#ID RFID laboratory and completed a post-doctorate at France Télécom R&D in Sophia Antipolis, focusing on the inter-organizational adoption of ICT.

Federico’s research examines how innovative digital technologies enable value creation and competitive advantage in interorganizational settings, with a particular focus on their transformative effects on customer service and business models.