Francesco Gualdi is a Lecturer in Organisation and Technology at King’s Business School, King’s College London. He is also a Research Fellow at the Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York.

His research examines how emerging technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), are adopted and used in the public sector, and how technology is changing policymaking and public organisations. His work focuses on the organisational, managerial, legal and political implications of AI for policymaking, with the aim of understanding how governments can harness new technologies effectively and responsibly to improve public services and address major societal challenges.

At King’s Business School, he teaches across areas including technology and innovation. His teaching experience also includes undergraduate, postgraduate and executive/professional education contexts, as well as the design and delivery of lectures, seminars, workshops and intensive bootcamp activities.

Areas of expertise

• AI adoption in the public sector
• Digital government and digital transformation
• Technology and policymaking
• Organisational, legal and political implications of emerging technologies
• Design, implementation and management of digital government policies and strategies

Research and publications

Francesco's research focuses on the intersection of technology, organisations and policymaking, with particular emphasis on digital government and AI. His research has been developed through academic collaborations and international research networks. His research has been published in journals such as Public Administration, Government Information Quarterly, Information Polity. He has contributed to the Research handbook on artificial intelligence and decision making in organisations.

His research and professional contributions have also involved engagement with policy-oriented think tanks including Das Progressive Zentrum in Berlin, Policy Network in London and France Forum in Paris, where he has published editorials and opinions.

Academic honours, grants and professional memberships

He is President-Elect of the Association for Information Systems Special Interest Group (SIG) on Digital Government and he chairs the HICSS mini-track ‘Design, Implementation, and Management of Digital Government Policies and Strategies’. He is founder and mentor of the Digital Government Doctoral Consortium at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). Francesco is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK).

Advisory, policy and public engagement

Francesco has worked at the intersection of academia, government and industry. Prior to his academic career, he served as a Strategic Advisor within the Italian Government and the Prime Minister’s Office (Presidenza del Consiglio), where he contributed to the development of digital policy at European Union level (2014-2018).

He has also advised the G20 Presidency in 2022, working with the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and has collaborated with leading consultancy firms such as TEHA-Ambrosetti. These experiences inform his research and teaching by connecting academic work with real-world challenges in digital policy, technology adoption and public-sector.

Dr Gualdi is not currently accepting PhD students.