Michele Corengia is a researcher, author and strategist working at the intersection of care, economics and organisational transformation.

Educated in Economics and Marketing at Bocconi University, he holds a PhD in Communication and Marketing from Università della Svizzera italiana and has pursued training in Applied Compassion and Design Thinking at Stanford University.

As Chief Operating Officer of Fondazione Sasso Corbaro and founder of Totila, he connects strategic thinking with organisational development and human-centred innovation. He developed the concept of Palliative Marketing and is the author of Marketing Palliative Care (Routledge, 2026), exploring how vulnerability, care and responsibility can reshape the way organisations create value.