Born from a collaboration between academics and professionals, Triadi is an open ecosystem of people who combine their different experiences and ideas in the field of impact economy. They work together to promote a culture of sustainability and impact, supporting organisations that want to make a difference.
To understand Triadi’s horizon, it is essential to trace the origins of Tiresia, a Research Center at the Politecnico di Milano founded at the initiative of Mario Calderini. In 2015, he brought together an initial group of scholars to explore sustainability and impact investing: topics that, at the time, played only a marginal role in the mainstream debate. Seven years later, in 2022, Tiresia’s research mission gained renewed momentum from the growing need to translate knowledge, methodologies, scientific rigor, and a multidisciplinary approach into a strategic support initiative for public, private, financial, and third-sector organizations committed to impact. It was from this evolution that Triadi, Tiresia’s spin-off, was created.
Our team is made up of experts in strategy, sustainability and innovation, united by the passion and desire to lead organizations towards a positive and lasting impact.
As a Benefit Company, Triadi embeds responsibility, sustainability, and transparency into its governance and operations, generating positive value for all stakeholders, including people, communities, territories, and the environment.
Triadi’s benefit purposes (Finalità di Beneficio Comune) are to:
a) promote and support economic actors in the implementation of transformative processes that integrate impact and sustainability into their business models;
b) foster and development of sustainable and inclusive business practices, contributing to the generation of positive and measurable impacts;
c) raise awareness of social innovation, impact finance and sustainability through projects and initiatives aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
d) operate responsibly and transparently with partners, suppliers and all the parties involved in the company’s activities, ensuring that they contribute to the achievement of these common benefit objectives.
We collaborate with companies and organizations across all sectors to create innovative and sustainable solutions, building shared paths of growth and transformation.
Researcher at Tiresia, she is a PhD student at the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano. She holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Management Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano, the latter with a specialization in sustainability and social impact. Her research aims to explore the use of sustainable finance tools, in particular performance-based contracts, in public-private partnerships.
PhD student at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano, passionate about social innovation, she did an internship at UniCredit in the internationalization project of Social Impact Banking in Milan, dealing with microcredit, impact financing and financial education. She worked as a Research Associate at Impact Europe, where she was involved in the development of content for various research activities with a focus on impact measurement and management, data collection, analysis and visualization. She joined Tiresia in 2022 to study the potential of meta-organizations as social impact catalysts to address large global challenges.
PhD student and researcher at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano, she graduated in Management Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, with a specialization in innovation and entrepreneurship. She joined the Tiresia research center in 2021 with the aim of studying the governance of innovation processes in urban contexts with social impact. She is involved in teaching institutional courses at Politecnico di Milano, as well as at the Alta Scuola Politecnica and GSOM Polimi – Graduate School of Management. Previously, after an experience at Unicredit’s Social Impact Bank, she worked for two years at Impact Hub Milano, a certified incubator for social startups.
Researcher at Tiresia, she is part of the Sustainable & ESG Finance team. Her research focuses on the application of advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence, in sustainable investment practices. She is involved in projects with investment funds, where she provides advice on sustainability integration and measurement.
Researcher at Tiresia, she delves into the topics related to impact investing and innovation of business models in organizations with social purposes. She is involved in teaching activities and projects that the Tiresia research center carries out with external clients.
PhD in Management Engineering, he is a post-doctoral researcher at Tiresia. His studies mainly focus on public-private partnerships, social impact, and social innovation. He lectures on various courses at the Politecnico di Milano and its Business School. For several months, he explored his research topics in depth as a visiting scholar at the Government Outcome Lab at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.
Assistant Professor at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano, he is a researcher at Tiresia. He received his PhD from Glasgow Caledonian University (Yunus Centre). His research focuses on the evaluation of the impacts of hybrid organizational forms, such as public-private partnerships, social enterprises and financial inclusion initiatives. Enrico is interested in realist evaluation and intensive mixed-methods research, including ethnography, quantitative network analysis, experimental research and longitudinal data modelling.
Ha più di dieci anni di esperienza nello sviluppo software nell’ecosistema startup. È stato coinvolto da molteplici realtà per accompagnarle nello sviluppo tecnologico e nella crescita del loro team tecnico.
Mario Calderini is a full professor at the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano, where he teaches Impact and Sustainability Management.
He is the director of Tiresia, the Research Center on Finance and Innovation with a Social Impact of the Graduate School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano.
He is internationally recognized as an expert and innovator on the topics of sustainability, social impact and Purpose Driven Innovation. Since September 2024, he has been a member of GECES, the European Commission’s expert group on “Social Economy and Social Enterprises”.
In 2021, he was included by Apolitical in the list of the 100 most influential academics in the world on politics.
During the Draghi Government, he was a cabinet expert for the Minister for Technological Innovation and Digital Transition and a member of the Commission for Sustainable Infrastructure Finance established by the Minister for Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility; he was previously scientific advisor to the Minister for Research and Innovation for three successive governments and Sherpa of the Government for the G7. He was a member of the G8 Task Force for Impact Investing.
He is a consultant to the European Commission for social impact finance and entrepreneurship. He helped promote the agenda for social innovation in Italy, launching the first public consultation in the sector. He was part of the Government advisory group that drafted the Third Sector Reform and was subsequently a member of the Government Task Force for social impact investments.
He sits on the Advisory Board of Unicredit, on the Sustainability Advisory Board of Bolton Group, is a member of the Board of Directors of Fondazione De Agostini, is a founding partner of Mondiale Impact and Scientific Advisor of Cottino Social Impact Campus.
He signs editorials and articles in the main national newspapers: Corriere della Sera; La Repubblica; Il Sole 24 Ore; La Stampa. He is called to intervene as a commentator on finance, politics and innovation issues, on Piazza Affari, the economic news program of Rai3, and on Rainews24.
Elisa Beduschi graduated in Management Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano, with a specialization in sustainability and social impact. She is interested in the use of artificial intelligence to generate positive impact and address systemic issues in society. Her master’s thesis, carried out in collaboration with the City Science research group at MIT, focused on the development of an impact measurement model for cross-sector partnerships in urban contexts.
At Triadi she is a junior impact analyst, supporting companies in the strategic support path towards sustainability.
Sabrina graduated in Management Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano, with a specialization in Sustainability and Social Impact. Passionate about sustainability, she transformed this interest into action during her university years, participating in student initiatives dedicated to the creation of entrepreneurial projects with a strong social and environmental mission. Today in Triadi she is a Junior Analyst and is responsible for supporting banks and other financial institutions in the promotion of impact finance in the Italian context.
Elisa Ghilardi graduated in 2023 from the Politecnico di Milano in Management Engineering, with a focus on sustainability and social impact. Always interested in issues concerning sustainability, both environmental and social, during her university studies she left with the Erasmus program for Oslo: the choice of this destination depended on the fame due to the particular attention that the city reserves to these issues. She is working on the publication of a paper that, starting from the topics investigated in her Master’s thesis, addresses the type of approach that Social Impact Assessment models have regarding sustainability and function, and analyzes the possible connection that can exist between these two aspects.
She now deals with impact measurement projects, mainly with Third Sector actors.
Alice Borrello is responsible for the Sustainable&Impact Finance area. In 2022 she obtained a PhD in Management Engineering, with a focus on impact investing. She was a researcher at Tiresia, and gained experience abroad at the ISEG Lisbon School of Economics and Management and at the Center for Social Impact at Swinburne University. She still collaborates as a teacher and tutor at the Politecnico di Milano and the Graduate School of Management.
Veronica Chiodo holds a PhD in Management Engineering, and is Assistant Professor at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano. She completed her M.Sc. in Social Economics in 2014 at the University of Bologna. Her research interests focus on innovation in socially oriented hybrid organizations, hybrid business models and corporate deep purpose. In 2017, she was a visiting PhD student at the University of Heidelberg and Middlesex University. She teaches subjects related to social innovation, social entrepreneurship, impact measurement and business economics. She works as a consultant with social enterprises and impact investors; and as a researcher in several projects funded by the European Commission in the field of social innovation, social entrepreneurship and social outcome-based contracting.
Claudio Di Benedetto is responsible for the Strategy and Business Model Transformation area. In 2017 he obtained a PhD in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, with a research focus on the sustainability and impact strategies of European multinational companies. He was a researcher at Tiresia, the research center on innovation and entrepreneurship with social impact of the Politecnico di Milano, where he also carried out teaching activities in the fields of management and social innovation. He carries out advisory activities for companies and non-profit organizations, in Italy and abroad, supporting them in the development of sustainability strategies, management and impact measurement. He currently collaborates as a teacher and tutor with the Politecnico di Milano and the Graduate School of Management.
Valentina Tosi graduated in Management Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano, she began her career at Tiresia, the Research Center on Finance and Innovation with a Social Impact of the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano. For years she has developed significant experience in measuring and evaluating the impact of projects and programs for social business, collaborating with various actors in the social economy including Third Sector organizations, social and traditional enterprises, universities and public bodies. She maintains her collaboration with Tiresia for research projects on her thematic areas of expertise. She is a professor at the Graduate School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano, at the Alta Scuola Politecnica and at the Professional Training Course (CUAP) in Social Impact Evaluation of the Department of Management of the University of Turin. Furthermore, she is an assistant in academic courses at the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano on the topics of sustainability, social challenges, social innovation and impact.
Giovanna Ieluzzi has a degree in Humanistic Philology from the University of Urbino. At the same university, she obtained a first level master’s degree in communication “Professionals of cultural information in the media”. She worked for fifteen years in a press office dedicated to cultural projects and events, dealing with press strategy and media relations. Over the years, she has followed media relations for projects in the cultural, scientific, social, and tourist fields, for projects of national and international importance, working with writers, scientists, Nobel Prize winners, artists, philanthropists, and opinion makers. She is a freelance journalist, registered in the Lombardy register.
Giulietta Paraboni is the operations manager of Tiresia, the Research Center for Social Innovation and Impact Finance of the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano.
Raffaella Scalisi has a PhD in Communication Sciences and Projects and twenty years of experience as a manager in the public sector, particularly in the urban area. An expert in territorial marketing, international relations, European policies and funding, she directed the International Relations and European Projects Departments of the City of Turin (2004-2013) and the City of Milan (2014-2016), the Cabinet Division of the Presidency of the Piedmont Region (2016-2019) and the marketing and services company of the Municipality of Courmayeur (2020-2023). She currently works as an expert for territorial projects, mainly focused on social impact. She is a consultant for Torino Social Impact, an alliance of over 350 public, private, profit and non-profit actors aimed at promoting the local ecosystem of the social economy and impact investment.
Leonardo Boni is Assistant Professor at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano, he is part of Tiresia, the interdepartmental research center on finance and innovation with social impact, where he supervises the Impact & ESG finance team. He graduated from Bocconi University in Economics and Management of Innovation and Technology with a specialization in Green Management and Sustainability and he obtained a PhD from the University of Bologna with a thesis on hybrid organizations. Among his work experiences, he has served as an analyst at the climate finance research think tank Climate Policy Initiative, and he is currently a member of the board of directors of Prosit Farma Holding SPA Società Benefit.
Roberto Randazzo is a lawyer and Partner at Legance, where he is responsible for the “ESG and Impact” industry. With a consolidated experience in commercial law and corporate law, he regularly deals with the legal aspects of sustainability, assisting companies, including Benefit Corporations and B Corps, and financial operators with reference to ESG legislation and regulation, corporate governance, sustainable finance, impact measurement and social innovation. For over twenty years he has also been involved in non-profit organizations, strategic philanthropy and social entrepreneurship, following operations both nationally and internationally, with a specific focus on emerging countries, in particular those in Sub-Saharan Africa. He has always combined his professional activity with university teaching and is Adjunct professor at TIRESIA – Politecnico di Milano and member of the Extended faculty of the Graduate School of Management of Politecnico di Milano. He is also Emeritus Director of GAIL (Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers), Officer of the Business Human Rights Committee of IBA (International Bar Association), Advisor of OECD, founder and member of the steering committee of Assobenefit, member of the scientific committees of the CSR Fair and Social Impact Agenda for Italy.
Giovanni Lombardo has a PhD in applied economics and quantitative methods, he is a professor of Methods and techniques for data analysis. He publishes on social impact and Social-ROI in scientific journals and monographs in the ESG CSR field. He provides training on social, environmental impact, GHG emissions, LCA, Social ROI and risk management. He is the founder of innovative start-ups, university spin-offs and social enterprises.
He develops software for the evaluation of economic and socio-environmental effects and impacts for private entities and public regulatory bodies with a focus on infrastructure (RIA, Regulatory Impact Assessment) patented (patent pending). He is AU, CFO and member of the Board of Directors in companies including benefit companies, where he is responsible for impact. Chartered accountant, statutory auditor (MEF register), he carries out activities as Supervisory Body (OdV d.lgs.231/2001) and Independent Evaluation Body-OIV in public and private entities. He is an ISO certified auditor for quality, environment and safety and certifier of sustainability reports and social balance sheets (ISAE3000, GRI, EFRAG standards).
Elisa Rosso is the Director of the Research, Innovation and Internationalization Department of the University of Turin, with responsibilities for technology and knowledge transfer, innovation management, patents and business startups, European, national and regional funds, internationalization policies and international relations. She has extensive experience in public policies in the socio-economic field, urban development and strategic planning and has worked in social finance, design and fundraising. PhD in Comparative Social Research at the University of Turin, she was Director of European Funds, economic development and strategic planning for the City of Turin, technical scientific expert for the Ministry of University and Research, Secretary General of the Fondazione Centro di Conservazione dei Beni Culturali La Venaria Reale and senior advisor of the Torino Social Impact project.
Gabriele Guzzetti è laureato in Management Engineering al Politecnico di Milano e ha iniziato la sua carriera come research fellow in Tiresia, con cui mantiene tuttora una stretta collaborazione, occupandosi inizialmente di misurazione d’impatto per gli enti del terzo settore. Negli anni ha poi allargato il proprio interesse ai temi di sostenibilità e impatto per la finanza e il mondo for-profit.
Dalla primavera del 2022 alla fine del 2023 è stato responsabile dell’area sustainable & impact finance di Triadi; da giugno 2024 è stato nominato Direttore Generale di Triadi e di responsabile dell’area Corporate. Per quanto riguarda la formazione, dal 2018 ha ricoperto il ruolo di assistente in corsi accademici della School of Management del Politecnico di Milano sui temi di sostenibilità, sfide sociali, innovazione sociale e impatto. Ancora oggi mantiene la sua collaborazione all’interno dei corsi erogati dalla Graduate School of Management del Politecnico di Milano, dall’Alta Scuola Politecnica e nel Corso Universitario di Aggiornamento Professionale (CUAP) in Valutazione d’Impatto sociale del Dipartimento di Management dell’Università di Torino.
Irene Bengo holds a degree in Environmental and Land Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano, a PhD in Management Engineering, and is an associate professor at the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano, where she teaches Sustainability and Social Innovation and Impact Management and Measurement.
She is the Director of the Joint Degree Bocconi-Politecnico di Milano in Transformative Sustainability.
At the Graduate School of Management of the Politecnico she directs several programs: the Executive Program in Sustainability & Impact Leadership; the Certification Program Impact & Sustainability Strategist and the new Certification Program aimed at SMEs.
She is the scientific coordinator of the TIRESIA research group, the Research Center on Finance and Social Innovation of the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano
Her numerous publications in prestigious international journals and her research focus on innovative approaches, practices and tools for the management of: hybrid organizations, impact finance and public-private partnerships. She is an expert in impact measurement and management.
She is the scientific director of many national and international projects in collaboration with universities, public and private institutions.
She is the president of the association Ingegneria Senza Frontiere Milano.