Lorenzo Chiesa (born 25 April 1976) is a philosopher, critical theorist, and translator whose research focuses on the intersection between ontology, psychoanalysis, and political theory. He is best known for his monographs on Jacques Lacan, published by MIT Press, and translations of the work of Giorgio Agamben, published by Stanford University Press. He has also written widely on contemporary French and Italian philosophy, biopolitics, and Marxism.