Born in 1971, graduated in Economics and Business at Bocconi, after years as business consultant, Ernesto Ciorra joined Enel in October 2014 as Director of Innovation and Sustainability. He founded Ars et Inventio in 2003, a consulting company focusing on innovation and creativity. He has helped many Chief Innovation Officers in planning and launching innovative ideas that have become popular all over the world. Nokia, Telecom Italia, Vodafone, Poste Italiane, Eni, GDF, Edison, P&G, Fater and Finmeccanica joint-ventures, Unilever, RCS, Sole24Ore, BNP, Unicredit and American Express are some of the companies with whom he has cooperated.
He taught Innovation Management at Italian and Spanish universities as well as in international business schools. He was also author of theater plays and poems.