Vita

Short Bio

I am an Economist in the World Bank’s Prospects Group, where I conduct research, analysis, and forecasting of the global economic environment. My main research interests include macroeconomics and monetary economics, international economics, financial economics, and quantitative methods. Prior to joining the World Bank, I held an economist position in the international directorate at the European Central Bank, where I worked across various departments since 2017. My contributions include the BEAR Toolbox, the ECB-Multi-Country (MC) model, the Banking Euro Area Stress Test (BEAST) model, and the 2020 ECB’s Strategy Review. In addition to my work in international institutions, I have experience in academia and the industry. I taught at the ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, and held positions at Borsa Italiana and Citibank. I hold a PhD from the ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, and was a visiting scholar at Northwestern University.

Work Experience

- World Bank, 2023-present
 Prospects Group, Development Economics VP (research department)

-European Central Bank, 2017-2023
DG International & European Relations (External Developments), 2019-present
DG Macroprudential Policy & Financial Stability (Stress Test modelling),  2018
DG Economics (Forecasting and Policy modelling),  2017

-Henley Business School - ICMA Centre, Teaching assistant,  2014-2020

-Intercos, IPO project, 2012

-Citibank, M&A team, 2011

-Borsa Italiana (London Stock Exchange Group), Finance & Marketing, 2010

Education

-PhD, 2020, Finance, Henley Business School - ICMA Centre (Including MSc in Financial research)

Advisors: Professor Chris Brooks, Dr Konstantina Kappou, Professor Michael P. Clements.

-Visiting Researcher, Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University, 2016

-Summer School, Advanced Bayesian Time Series Methods, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics / Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2016

-BSc, 2014, Finance and Investment Banking (CFA Program Partner), Henley Business School - ICMA Centre, First Class Honours

Honors and Scholarships