EMBA Professors - TURIN Campus

Giovanni Andornino is an International Relations scholar specializing in China’s politics and foreign policy, Asia-Pacific relations, Italy-China ties, and Chinese philanthropy. He is the Principal Investigator for the PRIN project "Italy-China 2030," which examines Sino-Italian relations and strategic engagement.

Andornino emphasizes cognitive empathy and lateral thinking in his teaching, including for the Double Master's Degrees in International Studies at the University of Turin.

He leads the Global China Program at the Torino World Affairs Institute (T.wai) and serves as its President.

He is on the Editorial Board of OrizzonteCina and mentors the TOChina Alumni network.

In 2021, he was made a Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

Giuseppe Attanasi is a distinguished Italian economist, currently a Full Professor at the Department of Economics and Law at Sapienza University of Rome.

With a PhD in Economics from Università Bocconi and an HDR from Université de Strasbourg, his expertise spans Decision Theory, Game Theory, and Experimental Economics, with applications in public, financial, and environmental economics.

Throughout his career, Professor Attanasi has held prominent academic positions at leading European institutions, including Université Côte d'Azur and Université de Lille.

He has been actively involved in international collaborations and has directed experimental economics laboratories in Strasbourg and Rome. An editor of influential journals, he is also a President-Elect of the Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE).

Professor Attanasi's prolific research output includes over 40 peer-reviewed articles, focusing on risk perception, strategic decision-making, and innovation. He has secured significant research funding from prestigious organizations like the French National Research Agency and the Sapienza School for Advanced Studies. Fluent in Italian, English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, he continues to mentor doctoral students and lead cutting-edge research in behavioral economics.

Santiago Barraza is an Associate Professor of Finance at ESCP Business School, serving as Finance Department Coordinator and Director of the Investment Banking Specialization.

He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Arkansas, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.

His research focuses on financial intermediation, credit markets, and corporate finance, with publications in top journals such as the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis and the Journal of Banking and Finance.

Barraza has presented his work at prestigious events, including those hosted by the Federal Reserve and FDIC. He has received University Teaching Awards from ESCP and Universidad de San Andrés (Argentina).

Laura Boscolo is a Senior Executive Coach, Counselor, Trainer, Facilitator and Organizational Consultant.

With 30 years experience in support functions as Entrepreneur and Executive to major Global Corporations, Laura got a broad international experience in human resources management, development, training, recruiting, leadership, tutoring and mentoring as well as organizational development and consulting.

Davide Canavesio, a Turin entrepreneur and investor, is passionate about innovation and development.

He is an entrepreneur in various sectors, from automotive to retail with Blooming Group company that manages franchises of food and non-food brands with over 500 employees. He is an investor in innovative start-ups such as Enerbrain, Reefilla, Anubi Digital and WeTaxi, of which he is chairman.

He was also a public manager: from 2012 to 2018 he was AD of TNE (the former Mirafiori areas to be reconverted) and from 2014 to 2020 he was managing director of Environment Park.

He is the founder of the associations Nexto and GammaDonna. He teaches Corporate Finance and International Financial Markets at the University of Turin and ESCP.

Vittorio de Pedys, graduate with honors in Economics from the University of Rome La Sapienza (1985), is a Permanent Affiliate Professor of Finance at ESCP Torino since 2006. He holds AIAF/EEAF and SFA (UK) degrees.

He serves as economic advisor to Italy's Prime Minister's Office and Senate Research Department. De Pedys is also Director of the Investment Banking Specialisation at ESCP Torino and teaches across various campuses. He lectures at universities like LUISS, Roma2 Tor Vergata, and Universita' di Torino.

Internationally, he teaches at institutions including Pace University (USA), Grenoble Graduate School of Business (France), and Peking University (China).

Prior to academia, he had a 25-year banking career with BNL-BNNP, Unicredit, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, and ICCREA Banking Group. Currently he comments on economic and financial topics across media platforms.

Edoardo Degli Innocenti is the CEO and Co-Founder of B3YOND, Italy's leading Web3 consortium. He is a member of the Artificial Intelligence Commission of the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers and a lecturer in AI and Blockchain at the Guardia di Finanza School of Economic and Financial Police. He also serves as the Chief Innovation Officer of Kama Sport, a prominent Sport Tech company in Italy.

Previously, he was a director at Arithmos Trading, a London-based algorithmic trading company, and led major AI projects at Autostrade per l'Italia in 2020.

In addition to his professional roles, he is involved in teaching, consulting, and research in innovation. He teaches the Digital Transformation MBA course at the Collège des Ingénieurs, an international MBA program based in Paris, Monaco, and Turin.

Edoardo holds a master's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Padua, an MBA from the Collège des Ingénieurs, and a master's degree in Classical Guitar.

Alessandro Lanteri is Professor of Strategy and Innovation at the Turin Campus, specializing in emerging technologies like AI and blockchain.

He advises executives, entrepreneurs, governments, and multinationals globally, with a focus on seizing opportunities in turbulent environments.

Lanteri has taught executive education at Saïd Business School (Oxford) and London Business School.

He holds a Master in Economics from Bocconi University and a PhD in Philosophy and Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.

His research has been published in leading journals and outlets like Harvard Business Review and MIT Technology Review. His latest book, CLEVER, became an Amazon bestseller.

Gianluca is an Affiliate Professor of Finance and Management at ESCP Europe (Turin) and an Adjunct Professor in Corporate Finance at Catholic University (Milan).

At ESCP, he teaches Finance, Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Negotiation across various programs and executive education.

He advises entrepreneurs, managers, and institutions on strategic corporate finance and has served on several company boards. Gianluca has significant experience in strategic corporate finance, having worked at Credit Suisse, Barclays Capital, GE Capital, and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti.

He holds a degree in Economics from Catholic University, an MBA from INSEAD, and attended the Global Colloquium at Harvard Business School.

Francesco Venuti is Associate Dean for the Executive MBA and General Management Programme at ESCP Business School. He is a permanent faculty Associate Professor of Accounting in the FRA Department and Academic Director of the Specialized Master in International Food & Beverage Management. Venuti teaches across graduate, undergraduate, and executive programs at ESCP and ESA Business School in Beirut.

He holds a cum laude Economics degree and a Ph.D. in Business and Management from the University of Torino.

Venuti has taught at various institutions, including the Free University of Bolzano-Bozen and Politecnico of Torino.

He is a board member and investor in start-ups. His research focuses on financial accounting, nonfinancial disclosure, and teaching innovation. Venuti is a member of ABIREL at the University of Turin and the EAA.