Manuel Tagliavini is a principal analyst responsible for MEMS and Sensors research activity at IHS Markit (now a part of Informa Tech) for all the industry segments. In addition to supporting the overall activities of the MEMS and sensors group, his responsibilities include the development of forecast models for more than 20 types of silicon-based sensors. As part of his duties he has supported organizations with custom studies, e.g. future scenarios for environmental sensors or analyzing the mobile market supply chain.

Prior to his work as an analyst, Manuel spent over 12 years with STMicroelectronics working in various roles and organizations including R&D, product engineering, program management, marketing and business development and finance in the company's MEMS and sensors division.

Manuel earned an Executive Master of Business Administration at SDA Bocconi School of Management, and his Master's of Science in Electronic Engineering from the University of Parma, both in Italy. He speaks English and Italian.