Summary
Gabriele Dragotto is an Italy-based technology leader and entrepreneur with a decade of experience at the intersection of data science, retail operations, and software engineering. He founded ZERO, an AI-powered decision engine for supermarket pricing and assortment, and serves on CEAN SpA’s board while consulting independently—bringing both product-led startup instincts and board-level strategic oversight. His background blends academic rigor (PhD in Mathematics, postdoctoral work and lecturing at Princeton) with hands-on delivery from ERP and CRM implementations to mobile apps at CEAN. Gabriele is comfortable moving between research and production: he has translated advanced ML/statistics into practical commercial systems for retail and telecom clients. Notably, he combines formal mathematics training with entrepreneurial execution, making him adept at turning complex models into actionable business outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Industrial Engineering, Industrial Engineering at Tampere University of Technology 1965-2018
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mathematics at Polytechnique Montréal
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Lyceum - Sciences, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Lyceum - Sciences at IIS E. Majorana
Bachelor of Science (BS) Engineering/Industrial Management, Bachelor of Science (BS) Engineering/Industrial Management at Politecnico di Torino
English, Italian