Andrea Sironi
Born13 May 1964
Milan, Italy
Alma materBocconi University
Occupation(s)Academic, businessman
EmployerBocconi University
Known forchairman of Borsa Italiana

Andrea Sironi (born 13 May 1964) is an Italian academic. He is a Professor of Banking and Finance at Bocconi University, where he was the Rector from 2012 to 2016, and has been the President since 2022. He also serves as chairman of Assicurazioni Generali and Fondazione AIRC per la Ricerca sul Cancro.

Early life

Andrea Sironi was born on 13 May 1964 in Milan, Italy.[1][2] He graduated from Bocconi University with a degree in economics.[1] After graduating he moved to London where he worked as a financial analyst at The Chase Manhattan Bank, now JP Morgan Chase.[3]

Career

In 1990 he returned to Italy and began teaching at Bocconi, where he is currently Full Professor of Banking and Finance. In 1993, he was a visiting scholar at the Department of Finance of the Stern School of Business at New York University for one semester.[4]

He was a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. in 2000;[2] in the same year he became director of the Claudio Dematté Research Division of SDA Bocconi, a role he would hold until 2006. In 2004 he has been Dean of the Graduate School for one year.

From 2005 to November 2008, Sironi held the position of Dean for Internationalization in Bocconi University,[5] where he also served as Rector from 2012 to 2016,[2] when he was succeeded by Gianmario Verona. During this time, he encouraged faculty to publish research in English rather than Italian, and he promoted social mobility by waiving tuition for underprivileged students.[2] Sironi also served as the chairman of the Global Alliance in Management Education from 2014 to 2016.[1][2]

In 2017 he was appointed as a member of the group of experts that assessed the value of the capital shares of the Bank of Italy.[6] In 2018 he was visiting professor at the economics department of Sciences Po in Paris.[7] As an academic, Sironi carries out research on financial risk management, regulation and international supervision of financial institutions.[1] Since 1 November 2022 he has been president of Bocconi University.[8]

Other activities

Andrea Sironi has been a member of the board of directors of Intesa San Paolo (2020-2022),[9] UniCredit (2018- 2019),[10] Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (2016-2018),[11] Banco Popolare (2008-2013), SAES Getters (2006-2015) and other national and international financial institutions.[12]

From 2013 to 2016 he was a member of the strategic committee of the Fondo Strategico Italiano.[12] On 29 October 2015 he was appointed Chairman of the Italian Stock Exchange (Borsa Italiana),[13] a role he would cover from 2016 until 2022.[14][15]

On 1 October 2016 he joined the board of directors of the London Stock Exchange Group, resigning on 20 November 2020,[16][17] following the sale of Borsa Italiana S.p.a. by the London Stock Exchange Group. Since 2015 he has been a member of the International Advisory Council of the Stockholm School of Economics.

From 2017 to 2022 he was a member of the board of directors of EASL International Liver Foundation in Geneva. He was also a member of the advisory board of the Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon.[18]

Since May 2021 he has been Chairman of Fondazione AIRC per la Ricerca sul Cancro.[19] He is a member of the board of directors of ISPI (since 2016) and of the advisory board of Cometa.[4][20] Since 2 May 2022, Andrea Sironi has been Chairman of Assicurazioni Generali.[14]

Since April 2023 he has been a member of the board of directors of the Agnelli Foundation.[21]

Personal life

Sironi is passionate about sailing [22] (he crossed the Atlantic Ocean twice) [23] and swimming (in 2018 he won two bronze medals at the World Transplant Games).[24][25] He is married, and he has three children.[26]

Works

Papers

Books

  • with Vincenzo Capizzi, Antonio Salvi, The cost of capital and international competitiveness of italian companies, EGEA, 2003
  • with Edward Altman, Andrea Resti, Recovery Risk: the next challenge in credit risk management, Risk Books, London, 2005
  • with Andrea Resti, Risk management and shareholders' value in banking: from risk measurement models to capital allocation policies, Wiley and Sons, London, 2007, ISBN 978-04-700-2978-7

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "ANDREA SIRONI". Bocconi University. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Bradshaw, Della (May 15, 2015). "Meet the Dean: Andrea Sironi, Bocconi University, Milan". Financial Times. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Andrea Sironi istantanee dalla Bocconi". Bocconi House Organ.
  4. 1 2 CV Andrea Sironi on Italian Ministry of Labour website
  5. ↑ Andrea Sironi webpage at Bocconi
  6. ↑ Aggiornamento del valore delle quote di capitale della Banca d'Italia
  7. ↑ AVISITING FACULTY, PAST AND PRESENT (BY YEAR)
  8. ↑ Bocconi: Andrea Sironi nuovo presidente al posto di Mario Monti
  9. ↑ Board of Directors Intesa Sanpaolo
  10. ↑ UniCredit Press release
  11. ↑ Andrea Sironi entra nel Cda di Cassa depositi e prestiti
  12. 1 2 Chi è Andrea Sironi, il nuovo presidente dell'Università Bocconi
  13. ↑ Il rettore della Bocconi va in Borsa - Sironi presidente da gennaio 2016
  14. 1 2 Generali: cda elegge Sironi presidente, Donnet confermato Ceo
  15. ↑ "Borsa, Sironi si dimette, Claudia Parzani subentra alla presidenza" (in Italian). 25 March 2022.
  16. ↑ "LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP BOARD". London Stock Exchange Group. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "London Stock Exchange Group (LSE:London): Andrea Sironi". Bloomberg. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  18. ↑ Board EASL International Liver Foundation
  19. ↑ Andrea Sironi nuovo Presidente di Fondazione AIRC
  20. ↑ Andrea Sironi
  21. ↑ Marta Cartabia, Renzo Piano e Andrea in the Fondazione Agnelli’s Board of Directors
  22. ↑ Sironi: vela maestra di vita Così navigo senza paura nei mari della finanza
  23. ↑ Sironi: «Barcolana, un'esperienza che non vedo l'ora di vivere»
  24. ↑ Giochi Mondiali dei Trapiantati: l'Italia conquista 30 medaglie!
  25. ↑ 2019 World Transplant Games Results
  26. ↑ "Andrea Sironi appointed Chairman of Borsa Italiana" (PDF). Borsa Italiana. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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