Gianluca Galletto

Gianluca Galletto is Principal and Managing Director at Global Futures Group (GFG), which provides advisory to nonprofits and governments on “smart cities” strategies and innovation ecosystem building, and to businesses on international expansion. He is a Principal at Smart Cities New York, the leading conference in North America on Smart and Sustainable Cities and has previously advised former prime ministers in Europe.

Most recently he has worked as an advisor to the New York City’s Mayor’s Office on foreign direct investments (FDI) in tech and inclusive innovation, Croatia’s Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds, the World Bank, the Partnership for NYC, and the Metropolitan City of Barcelona.

He is a former Director of International Business at the New York City Economic Development Corporation and has spent a large portion of his professional life in senior roles in the financial sector, mostly with Muzinich & Co. a leading global asset management firm based in New York.

He is an investor, a mentor of immigrant startups, and has been politically active throughout his life, in the US and in Europe, volunteering with fundraising efforts for progressive candidates. He speaks four languages and holds an MA in International Economics from Yale University and an MA in Economics, Business, and Law from Bocconi University in Milan.