Francesco Bellini is a Professor of Digital Transformation and Data Management at the Department of Management of the University of Rome La Sapienza. He trained as an economist (degree in Economics, MAs in Economics and Management of Technological Change, Ph.D. in Commodity Sciences - Innovation Management). He is also an Associate Visiting Professor of Enterprise Transformations in the Digital Economy at the FABIZ - Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest and a Visiting Professor at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (ZUEL). Previously, he was Professor of Finance at the International Telematic University UNINETTUNO and LUISS - Guido Carli. His professional and academic career developed at the crossroad between technological innovation, digital transformation, sustainability and finance. He was a scientific adviser for several public and private organisations and a research director at EUROKLEIS, working on more than 40 national and international research projects. He is the author of five books and more than 100 scientific papers.