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Francesca Casalini is a Lecturer in the Government, Health & Not for Profit Knowledge Group at SDA Bocconi School of Management, Bocconi University. She collaborates with the Strategy & Entrepreneurship Knowledge Group and serves as Teaching Assistant for the Master in Strategy and Entrepreneurship (MISA), while pursuing her PhD in Management at the University of St. Gallen.
Her educational qualifications include:
- B.Sc. in Economics and Management (honors) from Università di Bologna
- M.Sc. in Management (honors) from Università Bocconi
- PhD in Management (in progress) at University of St. Gallen
Her research centers on innovative business models driven by public-private collaborations and digital platforms, examining how these generate public value across for-profit and non-profit sectors. She specializes in strategic data crunching, impact investing, and scaling initiatives through PPP frameworks, with particular focus on healthcare infrastructure and policy-institutional dynamics.
Her 2020-2022 publications reveal dominant themes in sustainable PPP contracts, public value generation, and healthcare infrastructure performance. Key trends show increasing emphasis on lightweight contractual models, pandemic-responsive governance, and cross-sectoral applications from healthcare to cultural economics, highlighting institutional contexts as critical success factors.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Research Grant from European Investment Bank (2018)
She has secured significant research engagements as Research Assistant for World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and Inter-American Development Bank, plus direct collaborations with startups, corporations, and public administrations on strategic business planning for public-private initiatives. Her grant portfolio demonstrates strong alignment with multilateral development bank priorities.
As core faculty within SDA Bocconi's Government, Health & Not for Profit Knowledge Group, she contributes to research clusters focused on digital transformation in public services and impact investment frameworks, while actively developing executive education programs on public value generation.
