WHO WE ARE
The Evolution of GOLDEN
The GOLDEN program was established in 2010 and went through several evolutionary stages, building on (and integrating) previous experiences, to constantly sharpen the engagement delivery approach
Development
Network and research protocol development
Piloting
Grant applications and eco-systems change approach
Company deployment
Refinement of research tools and tailored projects
Institutional Collaboration
Intensified cooperation with international organizations
Research Through Education
Merging field research with innovative executive education designs
Integrated Impact Development
Engaging business and social enterprise in cross-fertilization, experimentation and impact generation
Database 3.0 Exploitation
AI driven, data-focused research became core focus in cooperation with the Leonardo Centre at Imperial College
Team
GOLDEN integrates a variety of skills and expertise. We are academic researchers across business-, social-, environmental- and neuro-sciences, innovation leaders, entrepreneurs, social impact experts, development experts, impact venture capitalists, consultants, human capital specialists, impact finance

Maurizio Zollo
Founder - President
Frank Brück
Founder - Executive Vice-PresidentFrank Brueck is in charge of the Program Management of GOLDEN. He holds a Master and Doctoral Degree in Business Administration from the Vienna University of Economics (WU) and serves as Honorary Professor at the University of Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa. He currently is Visiting Researcher at the Leonardo Centre for Business in Society at Imperial College London and as Director of the Ikigai Corporation in Cape Town South Africa. He is an experienced trainer, consultant and lecturer in Sustainability, CSR, Intercultural Management, and Organisational Cultural Change.

Livio Scalvini
Founder - Vice-President
Adda van Zanden
Ambassador Netherlands
Adriana Caldana
Research Project Lead - GOLDEN Ambassador Brazil - FEA-RP-University of Sao Paulo
Andrew Spicer
Scientific Committee Member - GOLDEN Ambassador USA - University of South Carolina
Anne Jaqueminet
Scientific Committee Member - Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
Flore Bridoux
Scientific Committee Member - Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Jonatan Pinkse
Scientific Committee Member - University of Manchester, UK
Kerstin Neumann
Research Program Lead - GOLDEN Ambassador Austria - University of Innsbruck, Austria
Lara Liboni
Research Project Lead - GOLDEN Ambassador Brazil - FEA-RP-University of Sao Paulo
Luciana Oranges Cezarino
Research Project Lead - Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy
Magali Delmas
Scientific Committee Member - UCLA, USA
Marek Rei
Scientific Committee Member - Machine Learning Expert - Imperial College London, UK
Marcus Wagner
Scientific Committee Member - University of Augsburg, Germany
Matteo Burato
Project Lead - Imperial College London, UK
Mauro Brunetti
Program Lead - Ambassador Italy
Patrick Stroobandt
Ambassador Benelux
Roberta Ribero
Project Lead
Rodolphe Durand
Scientific Committee Member - HEC Paris, France
Simone Cenci
Scientific Committee Member - Data Scientist - Imperial College London, UK
Thomas Lyon
Scientific Committee Member - University of Michigan, USA
Timothy Smith
Scientific Committee Member - University of Minnesota, USA
Valeria Berchicci
Program Lead - Imperial College London, UK
Vincenzo Vastola
Research Project Lead - Montpellier Business School, France
Wendy Chapple
Scientific Committee Member - WU Vienna, AustriaBoard of Trustees
Outstanding quality of research, ambitious strategy, coherence of positive impact, rigorous standard of accountability are guaranteed through a Board of Trustees of intellectual global leaders in academia and business.

Paul Adler
University of South Carolina, USA
John Ehrenfeld
MIT, USA
Enrico Giovannini
Università di Tor Vergata, IT
Andrew Van der Ven
University of Minnesota, USA
Sandra Waddock
Boston College, USA
Anne Tsui
University of Notre Dame, IN[goldenunimap]
GOLDEN aims at scaling impact at a global level through a partnership strategy with
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Research centers and academic institutions
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Industrial clusters and associations
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Social accelerators
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Impact investors networks
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