Giuseppe Cardellini

Sustainability leader with 15+ years of experience bridging science, policy and industry.

Brussels Region, Belgium

About

Sustainability leader with 15+ years of experience coordinating international R&D portfolios, building multistakeholder partnerships, securing competitive funding across EU and industry programms, and translating research into applied impact for industry and policy. Proven track record in strategic roadmap ownership, consortium coordination, governance of complex projects, leadership and scaling of multidisciplinary team

Experience

  • VITO (Full-time · 5 yrs 11 mos)
    • Senior Researcher - Roadmap Responsible
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Senior Researcher
      Aug 2020 - Aug 2025 · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • LCA team leader at MOBI VUB
    May 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Scientific responsible, among others, of the following research activities: - LCA of conventional and alternative vehicle technology - Environmental performance analysis of electric and hybrid propulsion vehicles and their components - Eco-design of new material, products and processes for the automotive and energy sector - Biofuels environmental efficiency assessment - Social, economical and environmental sustainability assessment

  • Research Associate – Postdoc at Technical University Munich
    Jun 2018 - Mar 2019 · 10 mos

    Material Flow Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of wood based products

  • Research Assistant at KU Leuven
    Apr 2013 - May 2017 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Working on the FP7 project FORMIT - FORest management strategies to enhance the MITigation potential of European forests

  • Research Scholar at Università degli Studi del Molise
    May 2012 - Nov 2012 · 7 mos