Elena Granata, professor of Urban Planning at the Politecnico di Milano, is vice-president of the School of Civil Economy. She was a member of the Sherpa Staff, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, G7/G20 (2020-21) on the issues of biodiversity and urban transformation. Co-founder with Fiore de Lettera of PlanetB, an agency that deals with cultural branding, social communication and corporate culture.

Her latest books include: Il senso delle donne per la città, Einaudi, 2023; EcoLove. Perché i nuovi ambientalisti non sanno ancora di esserlo (with Fiore de Lettera), Edizioni Ambiente, 2022; Placemaker. Gli inventori dei luoghi che abiteremo, Einaudi, 2021; Biodivercity. Open, creative and sustainable cities that change the world, Giunti, Florence, 2019.