Andrea Carafa is a Silicon Valley–based technology leader, startup and institutional advisor, and lecturer who champions a humanistic approach to technology, catalyzes responsible AI and deep tech, and builds bridges among startups, investors, academia, public sector, and industry. He currently leads the Blackstone Launchpad powered by Techstars, and teaches innovation as well as advises startups as entrepreneur in residence at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has been recognized through roles and honors including World Economic Forum Global Shaper, member of the Fast Company Impact Council, member of the Partnership on AI, MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 ambassador and judge, Berkeley SkyDeck mentor, fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, and contributor to the United Nations Science, Technology and Innovation Forum, among others.
Previously, Andrea advised startups, conducted research, created programs and initiatives, and lectured on technology innovation, human-centered design, and entrepreneurship at Stanford, the University of Milan Bicocca, Grenoble-EM, Bocconi University, the European Commission and CERN. He was the founder & CEO of the consumer tech startup ArtsUp, the food biotech startup Vita, and the innovation studio GYE. He also inspired and helped CERN build CollSpotting, a data analytics platform that facilitates R&D and technology transfer from research labs and companies to society. Andrea has been invited as a speaker at summits hosted by organizations such as the World Economic Forum, United Nations, and The Economist, and his work and ideas have been featured by publications such as Reuters, Fortune, Huffington Post, and Fast Company.
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