Francesco Cerruti is the Director General of Italian Tech Alliance, the association the unites investors in innovation, startups and innovative SMEs active in Italy. Previously, he has led the European Affairs division of the consultancy Transatlantic Public Affairs and he has managed the office of a Member of the European Parliament for five years. He has studied at the Università Statale di Milano and obtained a Master degree in Global Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences. Francesco’s main fields of interest and activities are innovation, technology, trade and social policies. He is an avid traveller and reader and he loves go to the theater and cycling.