Giulia advises energy and automotive companies, investors, and utilities around the world. She holds deep expertise in renewable energy technologies, battery storage, and sustainable transportation solutions.
Giulia’s scope covers three sectors—energy, transportation, and infrastructure—that are rapidly converging and evolving with the advent of disruptive technologies that are increasingly economically attractive.
Examples of Giulia´s recent client projects include the following:
- defining strategies for solar and battery companies to profitably scale and meet customer demand
- developing a perspective on the optimal drivetrain technology to achieve decarbonization for a major global automotive company
- assessing utility-grid design implications to support renewable, distributed generation
- designing and implementing capital-prioritization programs for utilities and public-sector institutions
In addition to her consulting work with clients, Giulia leads McKinsey’s research and publishing efforts on sustainability and the clean-energy transition.
Published Work
“On target: How to succeed with carbon-reduction initiatives,” McKinsey & Company, May 2021
“The state of internal carbon pricing,” McKinsey & Company, February 2021
“Charging electric-vehicle fleets: How to seize the emerging opportunity,” McKinsey & Company, March 2020
“Building Change: Opportunities in disruption,” McKinsey & Company, December 2019
“Empowering talent: Women in energy, resources, and infrastructure,” McKinsey & Company, December 2019
“Why, and how, utilities should start to manage climate-change risk,” McKinsey & Company, April 2019
“Second-life EV batteries: The newest value pool in energy storage,” McKinsey & Company, April 2019
“Hawaii’s quest to become a low-carbon leader,” McKinsey & Company, April 2018
Experience
Adobe
Corporate sustainability coordinator
Education
Harvard Business School
MBA
Dartmouth College
BA, economics and environmental studies