Joseph Folonari

Chief of Operations & Growth @ High Waves

Biography

Giuseppe Folonari is currently Chief of Operations & Growth at Onde Alte, a social innovation lab focused on creating positive impact through education, innovation and communication programs.
With a career dedicated to innovation and entrepreneurship, he started at Italian Angels for Growth, then helped launch the first accelerator program at H-FARM and successful investments such as Depop. Subsequently, he worked for AKQA, where he created and led the European Business Strategy & Transformation team until 2021.
A founding member of SG DAO, the first accelerator established as a Decentralized Autonomous Organization, he is active as an angel investor, supporting entrepreneurs enabling freedom of movement. He has lived and worked on three continents and currently resides in New York City. An avid soccer fan, he is a Torino fan.

Areas of teaching

  • Open Innovation
  • Business Model Design
  • Venture Building
  • Digital Transformation
  • Social Impact