Matteo Tranchero

Matteo Tranchero is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on how big data availability transforms innovation processes and strategic decision-making, particularly in pharmaceutical innovation and economics of science.

• PhD in Business Administration, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
• BSc and MSc in Economics, University of Pisa, Italy
• Diploma Magistrale in Economics and Management, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa

His research examines the interplay between data-driven predictions and domain expertise in innovation contexts, including studies on genome-wide association studies' impact on pharmaceutical investment and the streetlight effect in data-driven exploration. He also investigates how federal data access influences economics research productivity and policy relevance.

At Wharton, Matteo teaches the core strategy class in the full-time MBA program, focusing on managing large enterprises in dynamic markets through strategic resource allocation and organizational adaptability.

• William H. Newman Award, Academy of Management (2024)
• TIM Division Best Paper Award, Academy of Management (2024)
• INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition Winner (2023)
• Emergent Thought Award, Panmure House (2021)
• Feltrinelli Foundation Alessandro Pansa Research Prize (2019)
• Sylff Association Sasakawa Young Leader Fellowship (2018)
• Unicredit/Universities Foundation Summer School Program Award (2017)
• Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna 5-year merit scholarship (2013)