Leonardo Luca Etro

Leonardo Luca Etro is an Associate Professor at SDA Bocconi School of Management (Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi), specializing in Corporate Finance and M&A. He holds concurrent professorships at SDA Bocconi and Università Bocconi, with leadership roles including Director of the Executive Master in Financial Management and Scientific Director of the Best Performance Award focused on sustainable development.

• Management Board Member, SDA Bocconi (2015-16, 2018-2020)
• Director of International Executive Programs and Finance Knowledge Area
• Independent Board Member of Italian Listed companies

His research spans capital structure optimization, corporate governance, and cross-border M&A value creation, with recent publications analyzing microfinance sustainability, greenwashing impacts, and cryptocurrency market dynamics. He has received multiple Bocconi Teaching Awards (2015-2022) and the Excellence in Research Innovation Award from SDA Bocconi (2014).

• Authored leading works on private capital markets and corporate valuation
• Consulted for multinationals in fashion, pharma, and e-commerce