Simone Polillo

Simone Polillo is a Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Sociology Department at the University of Virginia's College of Arts & Sciences (A&S). His research focuses on economic and political sociology, network theory, comparative-historical sociology, and the sociology of ideas, particularly examining monetary relationships, institutional dynamics, and the governance of financial systems. Polillo holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania (2008), an International Baccalaureate from United World College of the Atlantic (UK), and a B.A. in Economics and Social Theory from Hampshire College.

His notable works include The Ascent of Market Efficiency: Finance That Cannot Be Proven (2020) and Conservatives vs. Wildcats: A Sociology of Financial Conflict (2013). His research has been published in top journals like American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, and Journal of Cultural Economy.

Polillo's recent work investigates the role of exceptions in economic governance and the sociology of monetary relationships. He has collaborated on projects analyzing central bank independence, financial inclusion, and the historical metaphors shaping liquidity concepts.