is Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London, where she is Founding Director of the UCL .
She is winner of international prizes including the in 2021, Italy's highest civilian honor, the and the 2018 .
She is the author of three highly-acclaimed books: , which investigates the critical role the state plays in driving growth; , which looks at how value creation needs to be rewarded over value extraction; and the newly released .
She advises policy makers around the world on innovation-led inclusive and sustainable growth.