Alessandro Piazza is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management in the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. Alessandro's research touches upon several areas at the intersection of organizational theory, entrepreneurship, economic sociology, and strategic management, including (but not limited to): 1) stigma and scandals across organizations; 2) social movements; 3) status and networks; as well as 4) social dynamics in venture financing. His work has appeared in print or is forthcoming at outlets such as Academy of Management Discoveries, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Annual Review of Sociology, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Science, Social Forces, and Strategic Management Journal.

Alessandro teaches courses in strategic management, technology strategy, and organizational theory in the undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. programs at Rice's Jones School of Business. He received a Ph.D. in management from Columbia Business School, a doctorate in business administration from Bocconi University, an MBA from the Collège des Ingénieurs, as well as a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. from the University of Bologna, both in nuclear engineering.