He obtained his PhD in Strategy at the University of Michigan. His research covers topical subject matters in organizational learning and organizational economics. His dissertation, in particular, examines the impact of demand characteristics on the division of labour among real estate agents using large-scale longitudinal data from Southeast Michigan. Before joining academia, Gianluigi worked for numerous start-ups, including StudiVZ (Germany, 2007), Claroline (Belgium, 2008) and OVO (Italy, 2009). When he is not busy, Gianluigi likes reading philosophy books and playing chess.