FRANCESCO BALDI
Associate Professor, University of Bologna
Department of Management
Via Capo di Lucca, 34 40126 Bologna, Italy
e-mail: f.baldi@unibo.it
https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/f.baldi/en
EDUCATION
2003, University of Rome III
PhD in Business Economics
2008, Ezio Vanoni School of Economics and Finance, Ministry of Treasury
Master’s Degree in Applied Econometrics
2001, Sapienza University of Rome
Master’s Degree in Finance
1997, Sapienza University of Rome
Undergraduate Degree in Business Economics
ACADEMIC POSITION
2023 – present, University of Bologna
Associate Professor of Corporate Finance, Department of Management
2021 – 2023, University of Turin
Associate Professor of Corporate Finance, Department of Management
2018 – 2021, University of Turin
Senior Assistant (Tenure-Track) Professor of Corporate Finance, Department of Management
2009 – present, LUISS Guido Carli University
Adjunct Professor of Finance
2006–2007, Chazen Visiting Scholar, Columbia University Graduate School of Business (New York, USA)
09-12/2006, Visiting Scholar, MIT Sloan School of Management (Boston, USA)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009–2018, Fondo di Garanzia dei Depositanti del Credito Cooperativo (Federcasse), Italy
Head of Economic Analysis, Model Development and International Relations Unit
2008–2009, ENEL, Italy
Vice President, Risk Management and Trading Division
2004–2008, Capitalia, Italy
Vice President, Economics Department
2002–2004, MCC (Capitalia Group), Italy
Associate, Debt Capital Markets Division
1999–2000, Deloitte, Italy
Senior Consultant
1997–1999, Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura, London, United Kingdom
Treasury Dealer
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Bologna
2023 - present
Corporate Finance
University of Turin
2018 - 2023
Corporate Finance
International Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
LUISS Guido Carli University
2009 - present
Corporate Finance
Advanced Corporate Finance
Financial Markets Analysis
Financial Markets & Institutions
Bloomberg
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
2014, Centro Alberto Beneduce – Premio Mauro Cicchinè (sponsored by Dexia Crediop)
Award for the research project “Credit Funds: Rules, Comparative Analysis of the International Market and Policy Implications for the Development of Project Financing in Italy”
2013, Sinergie
Best Paper Award for “IP Licensing: How to Structure a Good Deal”
2008, Academy of Management (HR Division)
Runner-up, William H. Newman Award for outstanding papers based on recent doctoral dissertations
2007, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Prize for Best Junior Contribution to the Development of Intangibles and IC Theory and Practice
PARTICIPATION AS INVITED SPEAKER
2022, Bank of Italy, Brown Bag Seminar (December 20 2022)
2024, CONSOB, Conference on ESEF, ESG and Use of XBRL Data (December 6 2024)
2025, Italian Treasury Department, Brown Bag Seminar (June 19 2025)
INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES
2023-present, University of Bologna
Delegate for International Student Mobility, Master Degree in International Management
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Participation in Journal Editorial Boards:
01/2020 - present: Economia Italiana – Editorial Committee
01/2018 - present: Rivista Bancaria – Minerva Bancaria – Editorial Committee
Organization of international scientific conferences:
2010: Member of the organizing and scientific committee of the 14th Annual International Conference on Real Options (Luiss Business School, Rome, June 16-19, 2010)
2024: Member of the organizing and scientific committee of the 27th Annual International Conference on Real Options, Corporate Finance, Strategy & Innovation (Bologna Business School, Bologna, July 11-13, 2024)
