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Lorenzo Massa

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6247-7355

  • Fibigerstræde 11, 88

    9220 Aalborg Øst

    Denmark

20112024

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Lorenzo Massa is Full Professor at Aalborg University Business School. His work lies at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and sustainability, with a particular interest in how organizations can design business models that address complex challenges while creating fair and lasting value. He is also passionate about science and high-technology entrepreneurship, with a focus on how to commercialize scientific discoveries and emerging technologies.

His research has been published in leading journals such as the Academy of Management Annals and the Journal of Management. He is co-author of several teaching cases with IESE Publishing, and co-authored Sustainable Business Model Design: 45 Patterns, a book that documents practical approaches for designing more sustainable business models.

Lorenzo teaches in executive and graduate programs at institutions including EPFL, AISTS, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, and Bologna Business School. He has held academic positions at EPFL and WU Vienna, was a visiting researcher at the Wharton School, and spent research time at MIT Sloan in the context of informal academic collaboration.

Since 2024, Lorenzo has been on partial unpaid leave from Aalborg University to work as an advisor with Change Logic, a Boston-based strategic advisory firm specializing in innovation and organizational transformation.

In addition to his academic and advisory work, he is part of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network—a global community contributing to systems thinking and collaborative innovation. In 2025, he was honored with the Theory to Practice Award by the Vienna Strategy Summit, recognizing his efforts to bridge academic insight and practical impact.

He holds a Master in Research and a Ph.D. in Management from IESE Business School, and engineering degrees from the Dublin Institute of Technology and the University of Genoa.

Education/Academic qualification

Management, Ph.D. , Corporate Sustainability: theoretical roots, pedagogical elements and empirical evidence, University of Navarra

Award Date: 3 Nov 2011

Engineering (Mechanical), M.Sc. (Laurea Degree)

Award Date: 3 Nov 2004

Engineering (Mechanical), Bachelor Engineering, Dublin Institute of Technology

Award Date: 1 Aug 2003

External positions

Member Expert Network (Innovation) at WEF, World Economic Forum

Keywords

  • Management and Organization
  • Innovation
  • Strategy
  • Sustainability

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  3. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  4. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  5. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  6. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  7. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  8. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  9. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  10. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  11. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  12. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  13. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  14. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water
  15. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  16. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  17. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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