Pierluigi Testa

Pierluigi Testa serves as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Leadership & People Management at University Canada West in Vancouver. He concurrently holds leadership roles as Founder and President of the Think Tank Trinità dei Monti and Non-Resident Research Associate at Qatar Foundation's Global Institute for Strategic Research.

His academic credentials include a Diploma in Global Leadership and Management from Pontifical Gregorian University, an Executive MBA from LUISS Business School, and honors in Economics from Sapienza University of Rome.

Research focuses on interdisciplinary intersections of economic policy, geopolitical dynamics, and corporate communication. His work examines Italian socio-economic trajectories, crisis leadership models, and Middle Eastern gender studies through both academic publications and policy-oriented think tank contributions.

Publications from 2011-2016 reveal consistent engagement with Italian economic challenges and global communication frameworks, featuring analyses of financial crises, political transitions, and cross-cultural journalism practices across European and Middle Eastern contexts.

Key recognitions include:

• Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2017)
• U.S. State Department European Leader designation via International Visitor Leadership Program (2021, 2023)

Extensive lecturing experience spans Sapienza University of Rome (where he chaired the Economics Alumni Association for five years), London School of Economics, Bank of Italy, and EU institutions. He designed Sapienza's Economic Journalism training program but has no documented formal student advisement or research grants.

He directs the Trinità dei Monti Think Tank's engagements with governmental bodies on economic policy, while concurrently managing international business ventures including U.S. media expansion into Italian markets.