Simona  Zambelli, Ph.D.

Full Professor of Finance  -  University of  FLORENCE, School of  Economics & Management

Director of International Relations (Department Economics & Management -D6)

 & Visiting Lecturer -  LDM Florence (Italian Branch of Marist College, NY)

 & Visiting Lecturer -  European School of Economics - ESE Florence (from 1/2021 to 5/2023)

 & Visiting Lecturer at the IPAG Business School, Paris & Nice (2017-2020)  

International Cooperation with: York University (Toronto); IPAG Business School (Paris-Nice)

Courses:   Private Equity Risk Management; Due Diligence; Investments & Neurofinance                

Research Interests:   Financing Innovation; Neurofinance; Gender Diversity; Artificial Intelligence

Office Florence (Novoli Campus): Building D6- Office 230; Via delle Pandette 9, 50127 Firenze 

Homepage in Italian:     Simona Zambelli (Unifi); 

Homepage in English:  Simona Zambelli  (Google); 

Email (uni): simona.zambelli@unifi.it       Linkedin Profile  Skype (username) simona.zambelli




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Simona Zambelli is Full Professor of Finance at University of Florence and Director of International Relations of the Department of Economics and Management. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics of Financial Intermediation, from University of Siena (Italy); a degree in Economics with a legal focus from the University of Bologna (Italy); and a second postgraduate degree focused in Finance with a Mathematical Finance specialization (PCF), from the University of London, Birkbeck College (London). After specializing in financial regulation at the University of London (Birkbeck College, UK, as visiting research fellow) and in venture capital and financing innovation at Harvard University - Harvard Business School (Boston, MA, USA, as a post-doctoral fellow), she was visiting professor at the University of Leicester (UK), and IPAG Business School (Paris), as well as visiting researcher at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute –RPI (NY, USA), and York University - Schulich School of Business (Toronto, CA), as the winner of various prestigious international Awards sponsored by the Government of Canada (e.g., The Canada-Italy Innovation Award; The Faculty Research Program Award), and other Foundations. Before joining the University of Florence, she was Associate Professor at the University of Bologna (Italy), coordinating a wide number of International Bilateral Agreements and holding various institutional positions, such as the Director of the Business & Organizational Unit (RUOS) of the Department of Management at the Forlì Campus. She has published several articles in international journals, including, European Financial Management, International Journal of Management Reviews, and Journal of Banking and Finance, as well as books with high-rating publishers, such as Oxford University Press. She has been involved in various program committees for international conferences (such as: European Financial Management, conference focused on Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Capital Symposium, Montreal; II International Workshop on Banking and Financial Intermediation, SMEs, Growth, and Banking, Rimini Center For Economic Analysis;  Conference on Emerging Trends in Entrepreneurial Finance, Stevens Institute of Technology, New York, USA). She is currently engaged in various international research projects with York University (Toronto, Canada), Western University (Canada), as well as in a number of international exchange programs, as the Head of International Relations and Exchange Programs with the Department of Economics of the University of Florence. Her main research interests refer to: Financing Innovation (Venture Capital, Crowdfunding, Private Equity, and Impact Investing),  Neurofinance, Gender Diversity, and Woman Empowerment, as the recipient of various research Awards, sponsored by Government of Canada (Innovation Award), Government of Italy, Cariplo Foundation, INCORME Institute for Research in Management and Engineering (Best Paper Award), and Rotary International (International Ambassadorial Scholar Award).  She has written several international publications on: Private Equity Financing, Leveraged and M&A Acquisitions, and Corporate Governance in Private Equity. In terms of teaching activity, she is involved in international programs: her undergraduate courses (taught in English) refer to: Topics in Corporate Finance (Investments & Neurofinance); her postgraduate courses (taught in English) refer to:  Venture Capital & Private Equity Risk Managemet; Due Diligence Laboratories (where she also focus on Social Impact Investing Indicators). Her teaching approach involves students' active participation, with project works, case discussions, and business games (both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels).

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 Current Position & Academic Roles 

Education and Post-doc Research Experience 

International Research (Fellowship Positions) 

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Previous Roles (before joining University of Florence)


Selected Publications related to my recent research interests

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TO MY DEAR PREVIOUS STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA - I won a promotion for a higher position at the University of Florence (from March 1, 2021). Unfortunately, the pandemic situation did not allow me to properly say Goodbye  to you in person  (as I would have loved to do). Please, feel free to update me whenever you want and please Remember: Always follow your dreams, despite the obstacles you may find along your journey, and never stop to look up at the light above.  I will never forget you! Take care & The best of luck!!!!!   Simona