Roberto Dona

Roberto Donà joined IBSS in May 2013 as a Professor of Practice in Management covering different leadership roles, such as: Associate Dean of Professional Engagement, co-director of the International Technology Transfer Centre (ITTC@XJTLU), Program Director of the Masters of Science in Management and in Project Management. Before join IBSS he has been a faculty member of SDA Bocconi School of Management and Bocconi University for more than 20 years. In Bocconi he has been inaugural Director of both Executive MBA and Global Executive MBA and Director of the Double Degree in International Management. He has been Visiting Scholar (1996) and Visiting Professor (1998) at Stern School of Business (New York University) and Visiting Professor, Fudan University School of Management, Fudan University. He has a strong international exposure having worked in Russia, Bulgaria, Argentina, USA and China. 
Since the beginning of his career he worked also as management consultant for both domestic and international companies serving in several board positions. Currently is also Chair of the Investment Forum of the European Chamber of Commerce in China – Shanghai Chapter.

Internationalization and Innovation Processes, Global Affairs, Business Transformation

Academic

·         Professor of Practice in Management, Strategy-Management-Organization Department, International Business School Suzhou, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (2013 - Present), Suzhou, China-PRC.

·         Associate Dean of Professional Engagement, International Business School Suzhou (November, 2018 – April, 2024), Suzhou, China-PRC. The position is about the coordination of most the activities which are related to corporate affairs, such as executive education, business engagement, students' employability and corporate recruiting

·         Programme Director Master of Science in Management, International Business School Suzhou (November, 2017 - July, 2019), Suzhou, China-PRC.

·         co-director of International Technology Transfer Center, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (March, 2017 - January, 2018), Suzhou, China-PRC.

·         Interim Programme Director MSc in Project Management, International Business School Suzhou (February, 2017 - November, 2017), Suzhou, China-PRC.

·         Adjunct Professor, MIP Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Business (September, 2015 - 2019), Milan, Italy.

·         Head of MBA Programmes, International Business School Suzhou (February, 2014 - 2016), Suzhou, China-PRC.

·         International MBA Programme Director, International Business School Suzhou (2013 - 2016), Suzhou, China-PRC.

·         Visiting Professor, Fudan University School of Management, Fudan University (2008 - 2010), Shanghai, China-PRC.

·         Director Global Executive MBA, SDA Bocconi School of Management in Cooperation with UCLA and Fudan (2008 - 2010), Milan, Italy.

·         Professor of Business Strategy and Policy, Bocconi University (2007 - 2012), Milan, Italy.

·         Senior Faculty of Strategy, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Business Strategy Department (2007 - 2012), Milan, Italy.

·         Academic Director Double Degree in International Management (DDIM), Bocconi University and Fudan University School of Management (2006 - 2011), Milan, Italy.

·         Senior Faculty of Management Information Systems, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Information Systems Department (2006 - 2003), Milan, Italy.

·         Director Executive MBA, SDA Bocconi School of Management (2001 - 2008), Milan, Italy.

·         Visiting Professor, Information Systems Department, Stern School of Business, New York University (1998), New York, United States of America.

·         Faculty of Management Information Systems, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Information Systems Department (1996 - 2003), Milan, Italy.

·         Visiting Research Scholar, Information Systems Department, Stern School of Business, New York University (1996), New York, United States of America.

·         Junior Faculty, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Management Information Systems Department (1990 - 1995), Milan, Italy.

Professional

·         International Advisor, Powersite Suzhou Ltd (April 2025-Present)

·         Chairman of the Advisory Board of Santoni Shanghai Knitting Technologies (October 2022-January 2025)

·         Advisor at SNA (National School of Administration for the preparation of the bid for “High Level Education for Managers of the Public Administration”, PNRR, 2022-2023

·         Independent Director, Chairman of the Boad, AXINGTON INC. (Formerly known as Axcelasia Inc.) (Company No. LL12218) (Incorporated in Labuan and Listed on SGX-Catalist) (the Company or Axington) (July, 2020 – July 2024), Singapore, Singapore.

·         Advisor to the local management team, Pelliconi Suzhou (January, 2015 – December 2020), Suzhou, China-PRC.

·         Strategic Advisor, Ambrosetti (Beijing) Consulting Ltd (November, 2014 - June, 2017), Shanghai, China-PRC. In this role I support the company in the activating new customers and in providing external advisory to some key projects

·         Board Member, TRP BV Holding (2010 - 2011), Amsterdam, Netherlands.

·         CEO, Chinese WOFE of a European Consulting Group (2008 - 2011), Shanghai, China-PRC.

·         Board Member, RRD - Reti Radiotelevisive Digitali Spa (2004 - 2005), Milan, Italy. This initiative has been founded by a former student in the Executive MBA of SDA Bocconi, who was also the major shareholder

·         Board Member, Finchimica Spa (2003 - 2005), Brescia, Italy.

·         Board of Director, Chairman, Innovando Srl (2001 - 2006), Milan, Italy.

·         Board of Director, Chairman, Moda 1to1.com (2000 - 2001), New York, New York. This initiative has been founded by a group of MBA students of SDA Bocconi School of Management. There were also the founding partners and major shareholders

Associations’ Board Member

·         2025-:  European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Chair Investment Forum Shanghai Chapter, Shanghai, China-PRC.

      2021-2025:  European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Shanghai Chapter, Shanghai, China-PRC.

·         2015-2017:  Associazione degli Accademici Italiani in China (Association Italian Scholars in China).

MAN122 Principles of Operations

MAN303 Final Year Project

MAN311 Business in the Asia-Pacific Region

MAN327 Psychological Approaches to Decision-Making

MAN406 Business Leadership

MAN409 Strategic Organisation

MAN413 Dissertation (MSc MAN)

MAN414 Management of Change and Innovation

MAN418 International Marketing

MAN420 Strategic International Human Resource Management

MAN421 Final Individual Project for IMBA

MAN440 Competing in the Global Marketplace

MAN443 Strategic Management

MAN472 Project Leadership and Governance

MAN477 Capstone consultancy project Dissertation

MAN506 Quantitative Methods for Managers

MAN507 Business Simulation

MAN508 Leadership