Stefano Passoni

McKinsey & Company | PhD - Energy and Nuclear Science

Greater Milan Metropolitan Area

About

A combination of technical expertise and interpersonal skills shapes my approach to solving complex challenges. My experiences in research, industry, teaching and leadership have equipped me with a solid foundation in analytical thinking, effective communication and creative problem-solving. I am eager to apply these strengths to develop meaningful solutions and drive impactful results.

Experience

  • Junior Associate at McKinsey & Company
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Politecnico di Milano (5 yrs 7 mos)
    • Postdoctoral Researcher
      Jun 2024 - Dec 2024 · 7 mos

      Numerical and experimental analysis of industrial systems and components

    • PhD Researcher
      Nov 2020 - Jun 2024 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      Experimental and numerical analysis of two-phase flow in chevron-type corru- gated channels. Designed and build a state-of-the-art experimental loop for testing innovative components for small modular nuclear reactors (SMR) through measurements and flow visualization.

    • Teaching Assistant
      2020 - 2023 · 3 yrs

      Teaching assistant for the courses of "Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer" and "ComputationalFluid Dynamics for Nuclear Engineering"

  • Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Feb 2023 - Nov 2023 · 10 mos

    Research stay at "The Red Lab" where I developed an image-segmentation platform based on machine learning algorithms for the analysis of two-phase flows.