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(A) Short Biography 

Simona Zambelli is Full Professor of  Finance at University of Florence (School of Economics), specialized in Venture Capital & Entrepreneurial Finance. 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 in Finance, with a Mathematical Finance specialization,  from the University of London, Birkbeck College (London). After specializing in financing of innovation & venture capital at Harvard University,  Harvard Business School (as post-doctoral Research Fellow) and Massachussets Institute of Technology-MIT (as guest post doctoral student), she worked as visiting researcher and visiting professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute –RPI (NY, USA), and York University-Schulich School of Business (Toronto, CA), where she specialized in Private Equity Impact of Financial Regulation. Before joining the University of Florence, she was Associate Professor of Financial Intermediation a the University of Bologna (Nov 2010-Feb 2021). She also was visiting professor at University of Leicester (UK), Westminster University (UK), IPAG Business School (Paris), where she periodically taught modules related to  Investments, and  Finance. She is currently engaged in various international research projects with York University (Toronto, Canada), as well as in a number of international exchange programs, as the Reference for International Exchange Program with the Department of Economics of University of Florence. Her main research interests refer to  Neurofinance, Gender Diversity, as well as Entrepreneurial Finance, especially in the following areas: Venture Capital, Private Equity, Angel Investing; Financial Regulation Impact,  Gender Entrepreneurship, Crowdfunding; Impact Investing, and Securitization. Her research approach is empirical, and she especially enjoys dealing with  Law & Finance interaction, perspectives, and implications. She has published several articles in international Journals, including: Journal of Banking and Finance, European Financial Management, International Journal of Management Reviews, as well as books with high rating publishers (such as Oxford University Press).  She has written several international publications on: Private Equity Financing, Leveraged Acquisitions, and Corporate Governance in Private Equity. Her undergraduate courses (taught in English) refer to: Finance and Investments; Her postgraduate courses (taught in English) refer to:  Venture Capital & Private Equity; Structured Finance; Financial Analysis & Financial Management; Due Diligence;  Social Philanthropy and Impact Investing. Her main master courses (taught in English) refer to: International Finance and Entrepreneurial Finance



(B) Education & Post Doc


Harvard University, Boston, USA, Department of Business Economics  

- Post doctoral Visiting Fellow in the area of Venture Capital and Private Equity, under the supervision of Prof. Lerner


University di Bologna

- Post doctoral in Economics of Financial Intermediation, Department of Management

 

University of Siena

- Ph.D. in Financial Intermediation with a specialization in Law and Finance

 

MIT Sloan School of Management, Boston, USA

- Visiting Student for Venture Analysis courses of Prof. Olive Russ

 

University of London, Birkbeck College, London, UK, Department of Economics 

- Second Level Postgraduate Degree in Finance with a specialization in Mathematical Finance

 

University di Bologna

- First Level Degree in Economics with a specialization in legal studies (grade: 110/110 with Honours).

 

 

(C)  Research Activity & Fellowiship                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

  --> For current Research Activity and Research Interests --> see Research Section

  

York University, Toronto, Canada, Department of Economics

- Research Fellow, Department of Finance (March 2019; Feb. 2020-July 2020)  


York University, Toronto, Canada, Department of Finance 

- Visiting Professor in the area of Private Equity & Venture Capital (March 2017; March 2018) 

- Research Fellow, Department of Finance 


York University, Toronto, Canada, Department of Finance 

- Visiting Professor in the area of Private Equity & Venture Capital (March 2016; Nov. 2016) 

- Research Fellow, Department of Finance   


York University, Toronto, Canada, Department of Finance 

- Visiting Professor in the area of Private Equity & Venture Capital (over the academic year: 2014-2015) 

- Research Fellow, Department of Finance (over the academic year: 2014-2015)  


York University, Toronto, Canada, Department of Finance 

- Visiting Professor in the area of Private Equity & Venture Capital; Financial Regulation (single term over the academic year: 2012) 

- Research Fellow under the supervision of prof. Cumming (single term over the academic year: 2012)  

 

University of Leicester, Leicester, UK, School of Management (November 2011)

 - Banking and Finance Research Symposium 

 

York University, Toronto, Canada, Department of Finance 

- Visiting Professor in the area of Private Equity & Venture Capital; Entrepreneurial Finance (2011) 

- Research Fellow under the supervision of prof. Cumming (over the years: 2010-2011)

 

Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, RPI, New York, Department of Finance

- Visiting Professor in the area of Entrepreneurial Finance (years: 2006-2007)

- Research Fellow under the supervision of prof. Cumming (years 2006-2007)  


Harvard University, Department of Business Economics, Harvard Business School

 - Research Fellow  under the supervision of prof. Lerner


University of London, Birkbeck College, London, UK

-  Research Fellow and Research Assistant (for research projects on Pension Funds by prof. Blake)   

 


(D)  International Conference Presentations                                                                                        



(D)  Referee for International Journals  -  Class A   Journals                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 (E)  Teaching Experience inside Italian Universities (over the last Decade)

    UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE (FLORENCE, ITALY)

- Full Professor - Area: Finance, School of Economics, Department of Management and Economics, Florence (from March 2021). Courses: Topics in Finance (Investments, Ethical Finance, and Newurofinance); Private Equity Risk Management; Due Diligence Lab; Firms' Financing - Module 2 (Impact Investing)

UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA (BOLOGNA, ITALY)

- Associate Professor - Area: Financial Intermediation, School of Economics, Management and Statistics - Forlì Campus 2010-Feb 2021  (various courses taught, the vast majority in English, e.g., Financial Institutions Management; Investments; Corporate Governance; Venture Capital; Private Equity and Structured Finance; Venture Capital Philanthropy; Due Diligence Lab)

(F)  International Teaching Experience 

EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS - FLORENCE CAMPUS (FLORENCE, ITALY)

- Visiting Lecturer - Area: Finance, School of Economics, Florence (from Jan. 2021 - March 2021). Courses: Introduction to Accounting and Finance



IPAG BUSINESS SCHOOL  (NICE) 


- Visiting Professor (International Week -online) - Schulich Business School (Nov 2020)



IPAG BUSINESS SCHOOL (PARIS)  


- Visiting Professor - Schulich Business School (various terms over the academic years 2017-2019)



YORK UNIVERSITY, TORONTO (CANADA) 

 

- Visiting Professor - Schulich Business School, various terms (over the period March 2016)


LEICESTER UNIVERSITY


- Visiting Professor - Schulich Business School (March 2014)


YORK UNIVERSITY, TORONTO (CANADA) 

 

- Visiting Professor - Schulich Business School (academic years: November 2010-March 2011; Nov 2012; March 2013)

Modules on: Private Equity Regulation; Private Equity and Venture Capital

UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, LONDON (UK) 

- Visiting professor for the module on "Financial Analysis and Portfolio Theory" 

underlying the course of "Investment for managers: theory, regulations and social responsibility"  (single periods over the years: 2009-2012)


RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (RPI) New YorK (NY) 

- Visiting Professor, School of Management (2006; 2007)

 

- Module on: Private Equity Financing (underlying the course of Financial Management)

 

- Module on: Venture Capital Contracting (underlying the course of Entrepreneurial Finance)

 

- Module on: Portfolio Theory (underlying the course of  Investments)



 

UNIIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA, FACULTY OF ECONOMICS (BOLOGNA) Postgraduate Degree in Economics (LMEC)

- Professor of: Financial Institutions Management (years: 2010-2016).


UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA  (FORLI CAMPUS) ( previous years until 2016)  

 

- Professor of the following courses:


1- Venture Capital financial analysis;

2- Investments and Financial Analysis;

3- Merchant Banking & Private Equity 

4 - Financial Intermediation (2010-2013)

5- Venture Philanthropy (2015-2016)

6 - Due Diligence (2015-16)

  


UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA (BOLOGNA CENTER) - MASTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVES

 

-Professor of: Private Equity and Venture Capital (2010-2013)

 

UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA (FORLI CAMPUS) - MASTER IN CITY MANAGEMENT

 

-Professor of Project Finance (2006-2013)

 

UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA, ALMA GRADUATE SCHOOL-MASTER IN FINANCE

 

-Professor of the course on: Private Equity e Venture Capital (years 2009-2011)

 

UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA, FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS 

 

- Professor of Risk Management in Banking - Specialization Degree in Financial Mathematics (years: 2006-2010). 

 

 

(F)  Grants                      

Winner of the following international contests or research grants:

- Canada-Italy Research "INNOVATION AWARD 2018", sponsored by the Canadian Government

      - Best Research Paper Awards 2017 (Due Diligence and Investee Performance), presented at the INCORME conference, Brunel University (December 2017)

      - Winner of the Italian Research award (FARB) 2017, sponsored by the Italian Governemnt (MIUR)

- Foundation “Cariplo”, Winner of a Three Year Research Grant on Venture Philanthropy (2013-2016); Assigned Institutions: YORK UNIVERSITY and LEICESTER UNIVERSITY

 

- Government of Canada: Winner of the Facutly Research Program FRP 2011, Assigned institution:  YORK UNIVERSITY - TORONTO CANADA (2012-13; project completed in 2013).

 

 - Government of Canada: Winner of the Facutly Research Program FRP 2009, Assigned institutions:  YORK UNIVERSITY - TORONTO CANADA (2010-11; projects completed in 2011 --> publications in Oxford University Press 2012 and Journal of Banking and Finance 2013).

 

 -  University of Bologna (International Area): Winner of the "Marco Polo Research Grant", Assigned Institution: RPI University, New York (project completed in 2007 --> publication in Journal of Banking and Finance 2010).

 

- University of Bologna (International Area): Winner of the Exchange Program Mobility 2010, Assigned institution: YORK UNIVERSITY, Canada (2011-12).

 

 - International Rotary Foundation (USA): Winner of  One-Year  Research Grant; Assigned Institution: HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Harvard Business School, Department of Business Economics, Boston, USA. Grant for Ambassadorial Scholars; Project on: Private Equity Risk Management

 

 

- Foundation "Cassa Risparmi Forlì": Winner of a Four-Year Research Grant (2007-2010): "Ecofondazione". Project on Bank Regulation.

 

- Winner of the "Leonardo Grant", Assigned Institution:  HMD partners, London (2005). Project on Venture Capital Contracting.

 


(G)  Selected Publications & Working Papers                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

--> See Publications


--> For details on current Research Activity and Research Interests --> see Research Section

 

--> For more detailed information on Publications --> See Publications  

 

 

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