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Melina Mazzucato, M.Sc., M.Sc.

Before joining the E&I team in September 2022, Melina completed a master’s degrees in Strategy, Innovation and Management Control as well as a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at WU, and a master’s degree in International Development and Public Policy at NOVA SBE. She worked as a consultant at EY in the field of Strategy & Transactions and is a volunteer for Youth and Environment Europe.

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience 

2022 - todayResearcher and Lecturer at the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
2020 - 2021Transaction Due Diligence Consultant at EY in Vienna
2019 - 2020Internship at Deloitte in Vienna (Specialized payroll consulting)
2019Internship at EY in Frankfurt (Financial Due Diligence)

University Education 

2022 - todayDoctoral Studies at WU
2021 - 2022Master’s degree International Development and Public Policy at NOVA SBE, Master Thesis “Understanding the CAP Pillar II Component LEADER: A Counterfactual Impact Analysis of the Rural Development Measure between 2011 and 2015: Measuring Impact on Demographics”
2020 - 2022Master’s degree Strategy, Innovation and Management Control at WU, Master Thesis “Fairness of User Innovation Rewards: How an Individual’s Exchange Ideology Influences Perceived Fairness of Monetary Rewards for Commercialized Ideas”
2016 - 2020Bachelor’s degree Business Administration, Bachelor Thesis “The Economic Development in the United States of America from Hoover to Trump: How Politics Influences the Economy”
2019Semester abroad at George Washington University, Washington D.C.