Salvatore Russo

Salvatore Russo is an Associate Professor of Business Economics at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, affiliated with the Department of Management within the Venice School of Management. He holds a PhD in Business Economics from Ca' Foscari (2001) and has extensive postdoctoral research experience in France and Belgium. His research focuses on public and nonprofit organizations, particularly in healthcare management, performance measurement, and public value theory.

His teaching spans courses in public administration economics, healthcare management, and cultural institution economics across undergraduate and graduate programs. Notable research projects include developing performance measurement tools for Veneto Region healthcare authorities and analyzing Public-Private Partnerships in healthcare systems. He coordinates the Master's in Healthcare Economics and Management and has been involved in over 20 national/international research projects.

Russo serves on editorial boards for journals like MECOSAN and participates in high-level conferences globally. His work emphasizes accountability mechanisms in public services and innovative management practices in cultural and healthcare sectors. He has advised numerous public institutions and authored/co-authored impactful papers on topics like participatory budgeting and healthcare technology assessment.