Alessandra Micozzi is Full Professor of Applied Economics at the Universitas Mercatorum and Dean of the Faculty of Social and Communication Sciences. She is the National Coordinator of the GEM ITALIA team for the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Her main research activities concern high-tech entrepreneurship, female entrepreneurship, and technology transfer. She has co-founded five innovative start-ups, one of which is a university spin-off. She is Coordinator of the doctoral program in "Sustainability and ESG agenda", 39th cycle.