Fiona Ottaviani is an Associate Professor of Economics and Sustainability at Grenoble Ecole de Management, where she has been a faculty member since 2016. Her research focuses on territorial dynamics that support socio-ecological transitions and on the transformation of socio-economic objectives. In particular, her work examines well-being and sustainability indicators, as well as evaluation frameworks.
Her research, conducted in collaboration with local authorities, social and solidarity economy (SSE) organizations, and companies, adopts a systemic perspective aimed at addressing the interdependencies between social sustainability and environmental sustainability. She is a co-founder of the Good Life resource center and a key contributor to the IBEST initiative (Territorialized Sustainable Well-Being Indicators).
In 2022, she became co-holder of the Territoires en Transition Research and Teaching Chair. She has published more than 20 articles in peer-reviewed academic journals on these topics, and her work has been featured in widely read media outlets such as Le Monde, Les Échos, and The Conversation.
Fiona Ottaviani earned her PhD in Economics from Université Grenoble Alpes in 2015.