Faculty

All of our highly experienced and qualified academics have international backgrounds and experiences across Europe and beyond. The USI EMBA faculty members are selected for their excellence in teaching and applied research, their experience working with business and governments and, last but not least, their teaching in executive education programs at top business schools.

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Erik LarsenExecutive MBA Co-Director
Professor of Strategic Management PhD (Copenhagen), M.Sc. Eng (Copenhagen)

Research and teaching interests include strategy, operations and energy. Erik held positions in Copenhagen, Bologna and London before he joined USI. he has taught executive courses and consulted in North and South America, Europe and Africa over the last two decades and won the Credit Suisse teaching award at USI in 2010.

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Gianluca ColomboExecutive MBA Co-Director
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management M.Sc.(Milano)

Research and teaching interests include family business, entrepreneurship and strategy formation. Gianluca held positions in Italy and visiting positions in France and Finland before joining USI. He has extensive consulting experience in a range of industries.

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Giuseppe ArbiaVisiting Professor of Quantitative Methods
PhD (Cambridge), M.Sc.(Rome)

Research interests include spatial econometrics, point pattern analysis, industrial clustering and regional economic growth. Giuseppe has held a number of positions in Italy and he is currently professor at University “G. D’Annunzio” of Chieti and LUiSS “G. Carli” in Rome. he has been a visiting professor at several US institutions and consulted for both private and public organizations.

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Filippo Carlo WezelProfessor of Organization and Management
PhD (Bologna), M.Sc. (Bologna)

Research interests include organizational theory, inter-firm mobility and corporate demography. Filippo held faculty positions at the Universities of Tilburg and Groningen (The Netherlands), as well as visiting positions at the Wharton School and Hong Kong, before joining USI. He won the Credit Swiss teaching award in 2008.

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Gianluca CarnabuciAssociate Professor of Organization and Management
PhD (Amsterdam), M.Sc. (Genova), M.Sc. (Carlo Cattaneo)

Research interests include organizational theory, social network analysis, and innovation. After finishing his degree in Amsterdam he worked at Bocconi University, Milan. he joined USI in 2008.

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François DegeorgeProfessor of Finance
PhD (Harvard), M.Sc.(Paris)

Research interests include empirical corporate finance, behavioral finance and corporate governance. François held positions at HEC Paris and visiting positions in the USA before joining USI. He has consulted in the financial sector.

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Alessandro LomiProfessor of Organization and Management
PhD (Cornell), M.Sc. (Bologna)

Research and teaching interests include organizational theory, social network analysis and corporate demography. Alessandro held positions in the USA, London and Bologna. He has consulted in a number of different industries such as telecom and energy.

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Paulo GonçalvesDirector, Humanitarian Logistics and Management
Associate Professor of Operations Management PhD (MIT Sloan), M.Sc.(MIT), M.Sc.(USP), B.Sc.(ITA)

Research interests include behavioral operations management, humanitarian operations and system dynamics. Paulo held positions at the University of Miami and MiT Sloan School of Management, before joining USI. He has consulted in North and South America.

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