Marcello Palazzi
Economist & impact entrepreneur — co‑founder of B Lab Europe and Progressio
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Utrecht, The Netherlands
Joined May 2025
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Long‑time 'impact entrepreneur' and architect of the civic/regenerative economy: Palazzi founded Progressio Foundation in 1989 and has for decades promoted the idea of a civic economy and civic enterprise. He frames entrepreneurship as a vehicle for public good and has led hundreds of projects internationally to build enterprises and capacities aligned with that vision. stanford+1
Early and visible leader in the European B Corp movement: he co‑founded B Lab Europe and has acted as a global ambassador and public advocate for B Corps and regenerative business models, speaking at business schools and forums about legislation, capital and leadership needed to shift economies toward sustainability and inclusion. esade+1
Connector, convener and institutional advisor: Palazzi serves on many boards and advisory groups (SIX, Global Academy, Avalon Foundation, Foundations 3.0, IMECE and others) and functions as a bridge among business, civil society, academia and philanthropy to scale systemic change. now+1
Experienced academic/practitioner hybrid: beyond founding and running ventures, he has been an executive fellow, visiting scholar and lecturer (Rotterdam School of Management, MIT visiting scholar, Harvard ALI Fellow, Stanford DCI) and frequently speaks at universities and executive programmes on responsible leadership and enterprise. stanford+1
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Wine, food and hospitality — runs/maintains Instagram food & wine content and has worked on wine/food events instagram+1
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