Who We Are
Forward Partners sits at the intersection of rigorous research and bold inquiry. We bring a scientific, systematic, and computational approach to investment and economic analysis.
Our co-founders combine world-class expertise in AI, complexity analysis, and corporate innovation with decades of experience in financial and research institutions worldwide. The result is a distinctive vision that harnesses AI and network science to unlock new ways to anticipate the value of innovation and shape the future of investing.
Co-Founders
DR. SAM ARTS
MATEI MIHALCA
PR. LUCIANO PIETRONERO
DR. ANDREA TACCHELLA
CEO (Associé-Gérant)
MATEI MIHALCA
At Forward Partners, we focus on understanding innovation as an economic phenomenon by applying computational technologies and scientific rigor to predict the trajectories of firms.
Team
DR. SAM ARTS
DR. TOMOMI KITO
DR. MATTEO STRACCAMORE
DR. ANDREA TACCHELLA
Affiliated Researchers
DR. MASSIMILIANO FESSINA
DR. LORENZO TORTORA
Our Values
Integrity
We approach our work with integrity, as principled researchers and citizens.
Innovation
We seek to advance understanding unencumbered by how things used to be done or by dogma.
Interdisciplinarity
We don’t believe in artificial boundaries between disciplines.
Intuition
We don’t let machines decide. We rely on machines to do what humans cannot, but we begin and end with judgment.
From Science to Innovation
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