Diego Franciosi is a founder and builder who combines 13+ years of hands-on engineering with 20+ years leading product, delivery and technology transformation for clients like Stellantis, Ferrari, Vodafone and Springer Nature. As Co‑Founder of BlackBear Studio he ships AI‑native products—SkillsFrame, Glacier, Ambrogio and NanaShift—while advising enterprises on AI platform strategy and integrations. An ICF‑accredited PCC coach and Accredited Kanban Trainer, he blends executive coaching with systemic change work to ensure organizations not only change but sustainably adopt new operating models. He has led lean‑agile transformations at scale, designing portfolio governance and flow systems that accelerate delivery while building internal capability. Comfortable moving between code, architecture and C‑suite strategy, Diego’s practice is distinguished by pairing delivery excellence with people enablement and pragmatic productization of AI. Based in Milan, he uniquely frames AI adoption through both product build and behavioral systems, making change stick where technical solutions often fall short.
13 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Masterful Coaching Training, Masterful Coaching Training at Life Coach Italy
Coach sistemico evolutivo - ICF ACTP - Accredited Coach Training Program (170 h), Coach sistemico evolutivo - ICF ACTP - Accredited Coach Training Program (170 h) at Menslab Coaching & Training
Computer Science, Computer Science at I.T.I.S 'E.Fermi' Mantova
Information Technology Engineering, Information Technology Engineering at Politecnico di Milano
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