Senior Associate · PwC
Management Consultant focused on strategy, transformation and sustainability.
My professional experience spans strategy, transformation and sustainability across private and public-sector contexts, including AI commercialisation, ESG and decarbonisation, pricing and digital transformation.

About
At the intersection of strategy, transformation and sustainability.
Marco Calabrese is an Italian Management Consultant with experience across strategy, transformation and sustainability in European private and public-sector contexts.
He is currently Senior Associate at PwC, working across AI commercialisation, ESG and decarbonisation, pricing and digital transformation, using market sizing, financial modelling, competitive analysis and stakeholder engagement to help organisations make better decisions and deliver change. Previously, he worked at Accenture Strategy & Consulting in Milan, supporting international clients on technology implementation, pricing tools and rollout planning.
His academic background includes an M.S. in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from LIUC Cattaneo University, in partnership with Harvard Business School (110/110), with exchanges at Audencia Business School (France) and Maastricht University (the Netherlands), both Triple Crown accredited (Top 1% Business Schools Worldwide).
Profile snapshot
- Current role
- Senior Associate, PwC
- Previous
- Accenture S&C, Milan
- Core focus
- Strategy, transformation, sustainability, AI commercialisation, pricing
- Based
- Malta / Milan
Focus Areas
Professional focus areas.
Strategy, Market & Go-to-Market
Experience in market sizing, competitive and regulatory analysis, commercialisation planning and 10-year financial modelling for ventures and incumbents alike.
Sustainability & ESG
Experience in materiality assessments, Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions calculations, decarbonisation strategies and ESG performance monitoring across sectors.
Pricing & Business Transformation
Experience in pricing strategy and transformation programmes, from business requirements and MVP scoping to pricing tool assessment (Pricefx, Anaplan), implementation roadmaps and change & adoption.
Data, Finance & Decision Support
Experience in executive decision support through financing studies, public-funding eligibility (ERDF), budget analysis and Power BI-driven insights.
Experience
Selected professional experience.
PwC
Jul 2025 — PresentSenior Associate · Management Consulting · Central Business District, Malta
- Developed 3 go-to-market and commercial viability assessments for AI ventures (health diagnostics, e-commerce automation, digital mental health), covering market sizing, competitive and regulatory analysis, pricing, commercialisation planning and 10-year financial modelling.
- Contributed to the change and adoption strategy workstream for a public sector digital transformation, defining stakeholder engagement, change readiness methodology, impact assessment, communication, training and tracking mechanisms across a 3-phase programme.
- Advised a national banking client on a competency framework, reviewing design and roll-out, supporting management workshops and benchmarking competencies against industry standards across c.320 job titles.
- Delivered 23 capability-building sessions to c.1,200 employees for a global logistics leader, supporting the rollout of a CX programme focused on customer-facing skills, behavioural change and service consistency.
PwC
Jul 2023 — Jul 2025Associate · Management Consulting · Central Business District, Malta
- Conducted materiality assessments and Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions calculations across 7 ESG projects for leading companies in Malta and Europe, supporting decarbonisation strategies and coordinating 4 students.
- Identified financing opportunities for Malta Development Bank by analysing Maltese budget priorities and European Regional Development Fund eligibilities, mapping market gaps and potential public-sector interventions.
- Conducted a social housing financing study for Strategy& Luxembourg, analysing Germany's Covered Bonds Model and Italy's Sistema Integrato di Fondi to provide insights to a European Ministry of Finance.
Accenture Strategy & Consulting
May 2023 — Jun 2023Management Consulting Analyst · Milan, Italy
- Supported the post-implementation phase of Pricefx for a global hygiene company in Sweden, driving adoption, coordinating with the US manager and delivering handover documentation and transition strategies.
Accenture Strategy & Consulting
Oct 2022 — Apr 2023Strategy & Consulting Intern · Milan, Italy
- Oversaw the Anaplan platform implementation for a global technology company in Switzerland, coordinating 2 solution architects from Accenture Argentina, resolving implementation issues and delivering training materials.
- Analysed 4 pricing tools for a leading European truck manufacturer in Italy, recommending the preferred solution and defining business requirements, MVP scope and implementation roadmap for a global rollout strategy.
- Conducted market analysis for a leading luxury goods company in Switzerland, identifying trends and developing recommendations across customer experience, business model innovation and technology.
Education & Other Engagements
Academic background and selected roles.
Education
M.S. Entrepreneurship & Innovation · 110/110
LIUC Cattaneo University, in partnership with Harvard Business School · Sep 2020 – Apr 2023
Summer School
Maastricht University, the Netherlands · Triple Crown accredited (Top 1% Business Schools Worldwide) · Italian-equivalent GPA 30/30 · Jul – Aug 2022
Programme Grande École · Management Consulting
Audencia Business School, France · Triple Crown accredited (Top 1% Business Schools Worldwide) · Exchange Semester · Jan – May 2022
B.S. Business Administration & Green Economy · 106/110
Suor Orsola Benincasa University, Naples · Oct 2017 – Oct 2020
Other engagements
Italian Ministry of Economy & Finance · Liaison Officer
Supported a 7-member Japanese delegation, led by the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan, during the 58th ADB Annual Meeting (Mar – May 2025), coordinating 9 meetings as main liaison with ADB organisers.
Leo Club International · President & Treasurer · District 108 IB1
Led a 4-member team in the first university Leo Club in Italy, organising 4 events and building partnerships (Jul 2022 – Mar 2024).
PwC Green Team · Nova Talent · Forbes Next Leaders Mentor · Mentors4u Mentor
Active engagements in sustainability and mentorship of students and young professionals through Forbes Next Leaders and Mentors4u. Selected by Nova Talent among the top 3% of global talent (ranked in the top quartile of accepted candidates), part of a community of high-potential professionals across 95 countries.
Skills
Capabilities & toolkit.
Consulting
Sustainability
Technology & Analytics
Finance & Markets
Languages
- ItalianNative
- EnglishFluent
Certifications
- · Train the Trainer
- · PMI Agile / Predictive Project Management
- · McKinsey Forward
- · Bloomberg Market Concepts
Contact
Get in touch.
Open to professional conversations around strategy, transformation, sustainability, AI commercialisation, ESG, pricing and digital transformation.
For networking, speaking opportunities, knowledge exchange or relevant professional enquiries, feel free to get in touch.
The views expressed on this website are personal and do not represent those of my employer.
Malta / Milan