Pierpaolo Cristaudo, who holds a degree in business administration from Bocconi University in Milan, is Senior Director of CRIF, a global company whose advanced analytics area he leads internationally, with the objective of promoting innovation in the field of Big Data and data science.

He has more than 20 years of experience in initiating and implementing change programs on behalf of multinational management consulting companies. He later held management positions in industry-leading fintech companies in the provision of consulting, solutions and services. He has led business development initiatives, particularly in the areas of credit and business information, payment systems management, insurance, and sustainability.

Over the past decade, he has dedicated himself to building data science teams specializing in the collection and exploitation of alternative data in combination with proprietary data. In particular, he is engaged in developing information to support sustainability programs aimed at being climate neutral by 2050 (net zero emissions). He leads the 2021 G20 Techsprint award winning team on green and sustainable finance (analysis and assessment of transition and physical climate-related risks).