Summary
Francesco Cirone is a project manager and agricultural economist with eight years of experience translating interdisciplinary research into practical sustainability assessment and database stewardship. With a Ph.D. focused on Territorial Life Cycle Assessment from the University of Bologna, he now leads development of the agricultural sector of the ecoinvent database, shaping methodologies, guiding data providers, and fostering stakeholder partnerships. He combines rigorous spatial multi-criteria analysis with hands-on project delivery, bridging academic rigour and user-focused database management. Based in the Zürich metropolitan area, he brings international research experience including a visiting PhD at INRAE and a background in sustainability consultancy. Outside work he blends software interest and a taste for board sports, reflecting a practical, curious approach to solving complex environmental trade-offs.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, P.N.I. physics, High School Diploma, P.N.I. physics at Primo Levi
Brandon University
Master's degree, Local and Global Development, 110/110 cum laude, Master's degree, Local and Global Development, 110/110 cum laude at Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Bachelor's degree, Political Sciences for Cooperation and Development, 103/110, Bachelor's degree, Political Sciences for Cooperation and Development, 103/110 at Università degli Studi di Roma Tre
Italian, English, Spanish