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Giovanna Zanotti is a Lecturer at the University of Bergamo, currently serving as Director of the School of Higher Education and former Director of the Department of Economic, Management, and Quantitative Methods (2018–2024) and Department of Management (2020–2024). She collaborates with SDA Bocconi in teaching risk management and derivatives courses and holds leadership roles at ACEPI (Italian Association for Certificates and Investment Products). Her institutional affiliations include advisory roles at Anima Holding, Anima SGR, and past board memberships at major Italian banks.
- 2006: International Teachers Program, IMD Lausanne
- 2001: Ph.D. in Business Administration and Management, Bocconi University
- 1997: Bachelor's in Economics and Social Sciences, Bocconi University
Her research focuses on risk management in firms and financial intermediaries, structured financial products, and emotional/psychological factors in financial decision-making. She has published extensively on commodity markets, behavioral finance, derivatives, and corporate finance, with a recent emphasis on structured products and market psychology.
In 2024 alone, her work examines agricultural commodity stickiness, investment certificate pricing, and product innovation. Earlier studies (2023–2011) span disposition effects, social networking, housing market bubbles, and founder-family influence on hedging strategies.
As Scientific Director of ACEPI, she shapes industry standards for investment products. Her teaching portfolio includes advanced courses on derivatives, structured finance, and corporate banking at the University of Bergamo and SDA Bocconi.





