I am a Researcher with Tenure and a Fellow at the Institute for European Policymaking at Bocconi University.
I also serve as a Professor in the Department of Finance at SDA Bocconi School of Management.

My research focuses on FinTech, bank strategy and management, banks’ business models, digital banking transformation, and Open Banking and Open Finance.
My work has been published in several books, academic journals, and edited volumes addressing these research areas. I am also a frequent speaker and chairperson at national and international conferences.

I serve as a reviewer for several academic publishers and as both a reviewer and editorial board member for various scholarly journals.

Since 2018, I have been an Independent Board Member at ABILab (Italian Banking Association’s Laboratory on Innovation in Banking).
Since 2019, I have served as a Member of the Scientific Committee of the European Financial Management Association (EFMA).
Since January 2024, I have been a Member of the Scientific Committee of ItaliaFintech, the association of FinTech entrepreneurs in Italy that brings together the most innovative national and international companies.
Since February 2024, I have also been a Member of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Academic Advisory Group (AAG) of the Bank of England.

In addition, I serve as an independent board member for several financial institutions and banks.

I hold an MSc in Business Administration (Major in Bank Management) from Bocconi University, where I graduated summa cum laude with a thesis entitled “The Globalisation of Financial Markets: State of the Art and Future Perspectives.”
I completed the International Teachers Program at the Stern School of Business, New York University, in 1999.