Francesco Fazio

Director at Doblin, Deloitte Consulting's innovation consultancy

Francesco is a Director at Doblin, Deloitte Consulting's innovation consultancy, with 18+ years of experience helping companies conceive, prototype and launch breakthrough innovations, as well as become better innovators. He has served clients in industrial and consumer products, oil and gas, chemicals and advanced materials, automotive, with a focus on North America, but also significant experience in Europe, Asia, South America and the Middle East.

Representative engagements include: growth strategy for lubricants; innovation diagnostic and incubator group design, set-up and launch, for a leading manufacturer of industrial products; business model innovation for premium offerings in construction; open innovation challenge design in heavy equipment; early stage opportunity development in smart packaging; digital transformation in oil and gas.

Francesco is a regular keynote speaker at various industry associations and corporate events, on the topics of strategy and innovation. Recent speaking engagements include: Siemens Innovation Summit; P&G global supplier summit, chemicals and ingredients providers; Back end of innovation conference in Boston; MAPI (Manufacturing Association for Productivity and Innovation); PMC (Packaging Management Council).

Francesco earned an M.B.A. with honors from the University of Chicago (Booth), a Master’s and Bachelor of Science in Design and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Genoa, Italy. Francesco and his wife Loretta live in Chicago with their three daughters, Eleonora, Federica, and Beatrice.