Chiara Spina

Assistant Professor

INSEAD

Chiara Spina is an assistant professor of entrepreneurship at INSEAD. Her research focuses on experimentation in new entrepreneurial firms. Throughout her research, she investigate how entrepreneurial firms leverage systematic decision-making and experimentation to innovate and grow. 
 

She is the Director of pre-acceleration programs in Italy, the UK, and India, where she has worked with more than 1,500 start-ups. In this role, she combines the latest management practices with research insights to help deliver cutting-edge training and mentorship programs. She is also the co-founder of Strategy Insight Lab, a business support program that has helped 250+ entrepreneurs adopt innovative practices that resulted in significant revenue growth.

In the last ten years, she has worked with governments, as well as with multinationals in commodities, technology, and in the financial sector across Europe, Middle-East, Asia, and North America. She holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration and Management (cum laude) from Bocconi University.