Luigi is Managing Partner at Thinkeen® Global Consulting, a US-based firm specializing in global business strategy for the Life Science industry, which he founded in early 2013. This global firm focuses on global market access for the life sciences industry and on valuing innovative medical startups. Over the past twenty years, Luigi has completed several international corporate assignments in the biotechnology and medical devices industries across multiple global corporations. These included VP Northern & Central Europe for CR Bard (Becton, Dickinson), VP-GM Emerging Markets of Latin America at Baxter Health Care, Area GM for Poland & Russian Federation at Baxter Health Care .  He holds an MS in Microelectronics & Semiconductor Physics from the University of Bologna, an MBA from the University of Kansas, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Bocconi University. He serves as Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Global Marketing Strategies at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business. Luigi currently lives in Palm Beach (FL).