Bio

Giovanna Galasso is a Associate Partner at Intellera consulting (former PwC Public sector) with 20 years of significant experience in the management of large-scale consultancy and research projects, including Framework Contracts – both for national bodies and European institutions – especially in the fields of design, implementation and evaluation of digital policies, technological innovation, digital transformation, eGovernment and digital societies. She has gained wide experience in coordinating expert teams including internal staff and external experts. She has worked extensively for DG CONNECT. In addition, she has also been involved with other DGs of the European Commission (DG GROW, DG ENER, DG BUDGET, JRC, etc.), various European Agencies, national entities and international organizations (FAO, UNHCR, EPO). In addition to a robust expertise in the implementation of policy studies, evaluations and impact assessments, she has also managed several projects for the monitoring and benchmarking of European and national programmes. In the area of Artificial Intelligence she has coordinated the service contract to set up Digital Innovation Hubs Network with a focus on AI and a project for EFSA and its sister agencies entitled “Joining Forces at EU level on the Implementation of AI ” including a AI state of the art analysis and definition of AI Roadmap and a recent involvement in the VISION CSA AI project. Other recent assignments include – for instance the Smart Factories project to set up a network of Digital Innovation Hubs in New Member States, a study to assess the feasibility of a European blockchain infrastructure, the mid-term evaluation of the Connecting Europe Facility digital stream of services, the definition of a benchmarking monitoring system for innovation procurement at the European level, a benchmarking study to compare the Italian national cloud strategy with its counterparts in the US, Germany, Spain, France and the UK, the design of a digital transformation agenda and implementation plan including monitoring system for an Italian region. Additional work experience includes 2 years at Ernst & Young in the Performance Improvement Department and more than 10 years in a leading HR and organization Italian company. Giovanna holds a Master’s in Public Management and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science - International relations from Federico II University in Naples and is PRINCE2 and PMP certificated.