Full Professor of Corporate Finance at Roma Tre University, Department of Economics. Teaching activity Courses of Corporate Finance, Advanced Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Financial Analysis, Economics and Finance of Small Business, Valuation, Strategic Management, in under/post graduate, (I and II level) masters, and Ph.D programs. Member of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI). Member of the Italian Economists Society (SIE). Member of the Italian Academy of Business & Management (AIDEA). Member of non-executive directors community (NEDcommunity). Foundation Marisa Bellisario. Scientific Committee Foundation Ergo. Member of the Academic Board of the Doctorate in Economics of Roma Tre University (2013-2017 and from July 2020 to date). Member of the Academic Board of the Doctorate in Banking and Finance od Tor Vergata University (until 2013). Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Management and Governance, Springer. Referee for some academic journals in Finance and Management areas. Current research areas - conflicts of interest in equity/debt capital issues and in gate-keepers structure: analysis and solving tools - cost and benefit analysis in public investments: measurement of energy efficiency improvements and (multiple-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) - gender diversity, interlocking and performance - financial performance measurement - drivers of systematic risk of European banks - cooperative banks from a ESG perspective.