Gianvito joined Cass in April 2006. Before this, he served on the faculty of the London Business School. Over the years, he has had several visiting appointments at leading business schools including Hyderabad’s Indian School of Business, Berlin’s ESMT and University of Bologna.

Gianvito’s research has won several academic prizes and has been widely featured in the business media including the Financial Times, the Economist, CNBC, CCTV and the Wall Street Journal, as well as in policy papers. His articles have appeared in leading outlets including Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Production and Operations Management, Long Range Planning, Journal of Management, Business Strategy Review and Harvard Business Review.

He teaches Strategic Leadership, Diversification and Growth Strategy, Corporate Organisation and Leading Digital Transformation at both Cass Business School’s London and Dubai campuses. He also leads the Digital Innovation MBA programme in Silicon Valley. He has yearly been awarded several teaching excellence prizes including the 2015 City University’s Award for Teaching and Learning Excellence, the 2012 City University’s Student Voice Award and the 2009 Cass Business School’s Award for Teaching and Learning Excellence. Professor Lanzolla holds a PhD in Strategic Management and an MSc in Mechanical Engineering.

Gianvito consults and gives talks for companies worldwide. He has worked with leading companies including Microsoft, British Telecom, IBM, Vodafone Group, Vodafone India, Ericsson, Axel- Springer, De Persgroep, SKY UK, Times of India, Unicredit, ING Group, Bank of New York-Mellon, Allianz, some German manufacturing mittlestand (Vaillant, KION) and international conglomerates (Alturki, Barloworld, Alghanim).