Francesco Saita

Research Unit Director. Francesco Saita graduated in Management from Bocconi University.

He is Dean for International Affairs, Bocconi University (since November 2024) and he is a member of the G53 Financial Literacy and Personal Finance Research Network and of the editorial board (Comitato di Redazione) of Quaderni CONSOB, of the Scientific Committees of both the Italian national committee for financial education (Comitato Edufin) and of the Fondazione per l'Educazione Finanziaria e al Risparmio (Financial Education and Saving Foundation), and honorary member of the Association of Italian Financial Risk Managers (AIFIRM).

Saita is also member of the Consultative Working Group of the Risk Standing Committee-Investor Trends and Research Working Group of ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority).

He has also been a member of the board of directors of different financial institutions. 

include Head of the Department of Finance (2007-2010), Dean of the Graduate School (2010-2014), Director of the Carefin research centre (2011-2014) and Director of the Baffi Carefin research centre (2015-2017). From August 1994 to February 1995, he was visiting scholar at the Salomon Center of the Stern School of Business, New York University. 

His research interests include financial literacy and financial education, financial risk management and derivatives.