I am a Professor of Financial Economics at the University of Turin and a Founding Fellow at Collegio Carlo Alberto (CCA) in 2006. Earlier, I also co-founded the Master in Finance, Insurance, and Risk Management, which I recently restructured as director, and the Centre for Research on Pensions and Welfare Policies, CeRP. A Research Fellow of CEPR, I serve as member of the Advisory Scientific Committee of the European Systemic Risk Board.

My main research interests are in financial economics, ranging from the informational role of prices to household and corporate finance.

The following institutions kindly hosted me as visiting scholar over the years:
- CEMFI Madrid, Imperial College London, London School of Economics, University of Amsterdam, University of Freiburg, University of Haifa
- Research Associate of the European Corporate Governance Institute
- Netspar International Fellow,
- Steering Committee Member, CEPR RPN in Household Finance
- Senior Fellow, Luiss School of European Political Economy

Awarded the European Investment Bank Prize

Education
PhD in Economics, Princeton University
Laurea in Economics, Universita’ Bocconi