Andrea Sironi (born 13 May 1964) is an Italian academic. He is a Professor of Banking and Finance at

Bocconi University Bocconi University ( it, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, ) is a private university in Milan, Italy. Bocconi provides education in the fields of economics, finance, law, management, political science, public administration and comput ...

, where he has been the Rector from 2012 to 2016, and since 2022 is the President. He serves as chairman of

Assicurazioni Generali Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. ( , ; meaning 'general insurances') or simply Generali Group is an Italian insurance company based in Trieste. As of 2019, it is the largest of its kind in Italy and among the top ten largest insurance companies in ...

Early life

Andrea Sironi was born on 13 May 1964 in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

, Italy. He graduated from Bocconi University with a degree in economics.

Career

Sironi began his career in finance. In 1995, he joined the faculty at his alma mater, Bocconi University, where he subsequently became a Professor of Banking and Finance. He was a visiting scholar at the

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in Washington, D.C. in 2000. Sironi served as its Rector from 2012 to 2016, when he was succeeded by Gianmario Verona. In this capacity, he encouraged faculty to publish research in English as opposed to Italian, and he promoted social mobility by waiving tuition for underprivileged students. Sironi also served as the chairman of the

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from 2014 to 2016. He served as the chairman of Borsa Italiana, Italy's stock exchange.

Other activities

Corporate boards

(since 2022) *

Intesa Sanpaolo Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. is an Italian international banking group. It is Italy's largest bank by total assets and the world's 27th largest. It was formed through the merger of Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI in 2007, but has a corporate identity ...

, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2020) *

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, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors (since 2016) * Borsa Italiana, Chair of the Board of Directors (2016-2022) *

UniCredit UniCredit S.p.A. is an international banking group headquartered in Milan. It is Italy's only systemically important bank (according to the list provided by the Financial Stability Board in 2022) and the world's 34th largest by assets. It was fo ...

, Member of the Board of Directors (2018–2019) * Fondo Strategico Italiano (FSI), Member of the Strategic Committee (2013–2016)

Non-profit organizations

* EASL International Liver Foundation, Member of the BoardBoard
EASL International Liver Foundation.

Personal life

Sironi is married, and he has three children.

References

Living people 1964 births Writers from Milan Bocconi University alumni Bocconi University faculty {{Italy-academic-bio-stub