Education
PhD in Innovation Economics
2025 –Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) · Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences, TIS Group
- Supervisor: Prof. Emilio Raiteri
- Research on heterogeneous banks, credit networks, and regulatory dynamics
Honors Student in Economics & Management — 100/100 Summa cum Laude
Oct 2019 – Nov 2025Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies · Pisa, Italy
- Selected through international competition with 2% selection rate · Full tuition waiver
- Dissertations: "Water management in Italy"; "Heterogeneity and local interactions in macroeconomic dynamics"; "Weaving Innovation: Universities as connectors in European Collaboration Networks"
Master of Science in Finance — 110/110 Summa cum Laude
Oct 2022 – Oct 2024University of Pisa · Pisa, Italy
- Mathematical methods for finance, computational economics, business administration
- Participation in international research work in econometrics
Summer School in Advanced Corporate Finance
Jul – Aug 2022London School of Economics & Political Science · London, UK
- Full scholarship awarded by Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
- Capital structure, M&A valuation, synergy assessment, transaction comparables
Exchange Student in Economics & Econometrics
Sep 2021 – Jan 2022École Normale Supérieure (ENS) · Paris, France
- Selected in international competition · Full scholarship
- Public economics, quantitative methods, econometric modeling
Bachelor of Science in Economics — 110/110 Summa cum Laude
Oct 2019 – Mar 2022University of Pisa · Pisa, Italy
- Graduated one semester early · Student representative in the Economics department
- Top 2% in academic performance
Work Experience
Researcher & Project Manager
Sep 2024 – Sep 2025Tilburg University · Tilburg, Netherlands
- Directed research on social and organizational adoption of AI in critical infrastructure sectors
- Applied network analysis, system dynamics, and agent-based modeling to forecast societal impacts
- Partnered with industry and public sector stakeholders across the Caribbean to advance UN SDGs on clean water
Research Associate
Sep – Dec 2023Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Fieldwork focused on implementation and efficacy of humanitarian aid programs
- Developed KPIs and monitoring frameworks; quantitative analysis of survey and program data
Associate Consultant Intern
Jan – May 2023Bain & Company · Milan, Italy
- In-depth market analysis and data-driven strategic recommendations on high-profile projects
- Advanced data analytics to extract actionable insights for client decision-making
Junior Product Specialist
Sep – Dec 2022Hyntelo srl · Pisa, Italy
- Guided product development, coordinating development and marketing teams
- Market research to identify customer needs; managed full product lifecycle
Research Intern
Jan – Jul 2022Italian Ministry of Economic Development · Rome, Italy
- Research and analysis of key economic sectors; identification of emerging trends
- Evaluation of economic policies; proposals to promote innovation and competitiveness
Head of Innovation & Project Manager
Jan 2020 – Mar 2024JEBE Sant'Anna · Pisa, Italy · Junior Enterprise
- Led a 15-person team, directly interfacing with clients
- Financial modeling, business plans, product launches, investment valuation, market analysis
Research Projects
Hyper-competition and the Narrowing of Scientific Ideas
2025TU/e · Science of Science
- Causal identification of competitive effects on novelty in U.S. biomedical research, 1985–2018
- ARRA 2009 as quasi-experimental shock; multi-measure novelty outcomes (MeSH, text-based, CD-index)
Agent-Based Modeling of Labor and Goods Markets
Apr 2022University of Pisa
- Dynamics of labor and goods markets under different institutional arrangements
- Leveraged MultiVeStA for automated statistical analysis; discovered self-sustaining shock resistance under certain parameters
Mutual Fund Performance Evaluation — Jensen's Alpha
Dec 2023Financial Econometrics
- Innovative approach to Jensen's Alpha analysis via extensive simulation over 30-year period
- Assessed prediction accuracy across various asset classes
Awards & Distinctions
Zegna Scholarship
Funded research for master's thesis · acceptance rate <1%
Top 1% Academic Performance
University of Pisa · Master level
Top 2% Academic Performance
University of Pisa · Undergraduate level
LSE Full Scholarship
Summer School in Advanced Corporate Finance
Mentors4U — Selected Mentee
Competitive selection 2022
ENS Paris — International Scholarship
Complete scholarship, competitive international selection
Sant'Anna Scholarship
Top 1.5% in entrance test · Full tuition waiver
Skills
Languages
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