Loriana Pelizzon

Prof. Loriana Pelizzon, Ph.D. is Deputy Scientific Director and Chair of Law and Finance at Goethe University Frankfurt, while also serving as Director of the Department of Financial Markets at the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE. She holds a part-time Full Professorship in Economics at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and maintains affiliations with MIT Sloan, Olin Business School, and the CEPR.

• Doctoral degree from London Business School
• Currently active in EU Commission advisory, Banking Union, and blockchain technology research

Her research focuses on risk measurement and management, hedge funds, market microstructure, and systemic risk, with implications for financial institutions and sovereign risk. Publications span EU-funded projects (Marie Curie, FP7, H2020), Europlace, Inquire Europe, and collaborations with institutions like the Bank of France and VolkswagenStiftung.

Key advisory roles include:

• Co-Vice President, European Systemic Risk Board
• Member, EIOPA Stakeholder Group
• EU independent expert for Banking Union