Alberto Pezzi

Alberto Pezzi is Senior Manager for Clusters at ACCIÓ, the competitiveness agency of the Government of Catalonia.
With nearly 30 years of experience in cluster development and an early career as a strategy consultant, he has helped shape modern cluster policy in Europe, both as a practitioner and as a member of several European Commission expert groups over the past two decades. He has also advised national and regional governments on cluster policy and serves on advisory groups focused on cluster development for multilateral organizations such as UNIDO and CEPAL.
In the late 1990s, he played a key role in the establishment and growth of the TCI Network, becoming its first manager. He subsequently served for 16 years on its Board of Directors, including as Secretary, President, and Treasurer, and currently serves on its International Advisory Board.
Alberto has co-authored more than a dozen articles, books, and business cases on clusters, regional competitiveness, and shared value.
He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Bologna, a master's degree in European Law and Economics from the College of Europe in Parma, and a postgraduate degree in History and Economic Institutions from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.