Microfinance
2020-Present: Co-head of the action group from "From research to practice and bank again" of the European Microfinance Platform: http://www.e-mfp.eu/research-practice
2014-Present: Active member of the action group from "Green inclusive and climate smart finance" of the European Microfinance Platform: http://www.e-mfp.eu/actions-groups/microfinance-environment
2007–Present: Member of the research group "Finance and Development" (FinDev) of the University of Bergamo, Bergamo (Italy): https://www.unibg.it/ricerca/strutture-ricerca/centri-ateneo/cesc/sezioni/findev
Jul 2015 -Nov 2015: Research Consultant for the Inter American Development Bank (IADB) to conduct a thematic study on the State and Opportunities of Green Microfinance in Latin America and the Caribbean
Apr 2015–Dec 2016: Research consultant for a baseline and impact assessment study of the rural finance programme “Supporting Financial Access via Cooperative Upgrading and Enterprise and Farm Development in Kayin State” in Myanmar, implemented by PlaNetFinance and funded by the European Union.
Mar 2014–Dec 2015: Academic Consultant for the European Programme "University Meets Microfinance" (UMM), implemented by PlaNetFinance. University Meets Microfinance (UMM) was a European initiative which fostered cooperation between universities, students in Europe and microfinance practitioners to contribute to microfinance innovation and education for development. http://www.universitymeetsmicrofinance.eu/