International Online Master in Banking and Risk Management

Francesco Baldi is an Associate Professor of Corporate Finance at the Department of Management at the University of Bologna, a position he has held since 2023. Previously, he taught and held academic positions at the University of Turin but has also international experience as a Visiting Scholar at Columbia Business School and MIT Sloan School of Management. Francesco has a solid academic background with an MSc in Finance, an MSc in Applied Econometrics, and a PhD in Business Economics. He has received numerous awards, including the PriceWaterhouseCoopers Prize and the Sinergie Best Paper Award. He has worked in various financial and banking institutions, gaining experience in investment banking, corporate finance, and applied research. He is an expert in the valuation of intangible assets, M&A, private equity, sustainable finance, and ESG. He has published in prestigious journals and is a member of the editorial boards of Economia Italiana and Rivista Bancaria. Additionally, he has designed advanced courses in Corporate Finance and M&A, he has worked as Senior Consultant at Deloitte, Vice President in the Risk Management and Trading Unit of ENEL SpA and as a Vice President with the Research Department of Capitalia SpA.. He has also contributed to structuring asset-backed securities issued in domestic and international markets as a Member of the Securitisation Team of MCC SpA, the investment banking arm of Capitalia Banking Group

Ruggero Battisti is a Chartered Accountant and seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience in advisory, audit, compliance, due diligence (DD), forensic work, M&A, business process reengineering (BPR), and turnaround and change management projects in both national and multinational environments. He is currently the Founding Partner at ItalRevi S.p.A. and GMG Capital S.r.l., where he has been providing advisory, compliance, and audit services since 1997. Additionally, he is a partner at GMG Capital, focusing on corporate finance and M&A activities. Ruggero has held significant roles, including Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman and Member of the Board of Statutory Auditors, and Supervisory Bodies pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 231/01. His expertise spans various sectors, including industrial, construction, pharmaceutical, automotive, luxury & fashion, banking & financial services, insurance, telecommunications, non-profit, and the public sector. He is an Adjunct Professor at LUMSA University in Rome, teaching Business Auditing, and a Professor in the Master’s program on Anticorruption at Tor Vergata University. Ruggero is also a founding member and board advisor for Fondazione Lab PA, a public sector best practices development foundation. He began his career at KPMG Audit, where he worked as a manager from 1988 to 1997. Ruggero earned his education in Economics, Management, Accounting, and Finance from Sapienza University of Rome, John’s Hopkins University, and Loyola College, Baltimore.

Graduated in Economics and Business Administration, he currently works for the consulting firm ASTRINA, based in New York, in the Complex Valuations – Litigation Finance department. He has gained experience as an analyst for a hedge fund (Restructuring – Special Situations), CFO, professor, and consultant. He has also published several articles on Seeking Alpha. He has passed Level 1 and Level 2 of the CFA exam and is currently preparing for Level 3. He is a member of the CFA Society Italy. With a solid and diverse background in the financial sector, Alessandro holds several relevant certifications, including the Bloomberg Market Concept Certificate, certification as a Project Finance Modeller, and the PowerBI certificate.

Francesco Di Tommaso is the CEO and a Chartered Accountant and Statutory Auditor at F.D.T. Consulting, a firm he founded in 2022. His expertise spans corporate consulting, fiscal advisory, marketing, training, and legal auditing, aligning with the needs of the market. F.D.T. Consulting, registered with the Rome Chamber of Commerce, also operates as a professional online daily journal offering economic and tax information. Francesco is also an official tax consultant for FAO, providing fiscal and economic advisory services to employees and consultants of FAO, United Nations, IFAD, and the World Food Programme. Francesco’s educational background includes a Master's Degree in Accounting and Business Administration, and he has further pursued specialized training in urban economy, local development, and managerial governance through various programs at prestigious institutions.

Type B Researcher in Economic Policy at the Department of Human Sciences of the European University of Rome. He holds a degree in Economics with honors from LUISS Guido Carli, and a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”. He has spent research periods as a Visiting Scholar at various international institutions, such as the University of California Santa Cruz, the Bank for International Settlements, HEC de Montreal and the Central Bank of Finland. His main research interests fall within the fields of macroeconomics, monetary policy and fiscal policy. He is the Author of scientific articles published in international academic journals and is a Research Fellow of CASMEF (Arcelli Center for Monetary and Financial Studies). He is also a Member of the Editorial Board of Economia Italiana.

Mario, Chief Executive Officer at ReActive, Goup Amaviva, started as Manager at Price Waterhouse Coopers Management Consulting Services and was then Marketing Director at Tecnologia Avanzata dei Sistemi (TAS). Later he was Network and Marketing Director at Eurofly and Non-Executive Director and Board Member at CIPI. Subsequently he worked at TAS first as International Business Director, then as Senior Vice President of Capital Markets and Treasury, then as Senior Vice President of International Markets and finally as Senior Vice President, in charge for International Governance and Special Projects. He holds the Pearson SRF BTEC Level 7Advanced Professional Qualification and FT Non-Executive Director Diploma.

With a Degree in Economics from Harvard University, Marco starts his career in 1984 as First Vice President of International Capital Markets at Merrill Lynch. In 1994 he was VP International at Northeast Securities and in 2002 he became President of the Harvard Club of Italy. In the meantime, he was Partner at AdviCorp for almost 15 years and Member of the Board of Directors at North Hills Signal Processing Corp., at Protalex Inc. and at Operations Smile Italia. He was also Director at Trans-Lux/Fair-Play Inc. Currently he is Vice President of the Board of Directors at the American International Club of Rome, President of the Acquedotto Romano Polo Club, Senior Advisor at Kartago Foods, Board Member at PTSCLAS S.p.A. and at H.C. Wainwright & Co. LLC and Partner at LONSIN Capital Ltd.