Francesca Casalini is Junior Lecturer of Government, Health and Not-for-Profit at SDA Bocconi School of Management. Expert in public-private collaborations, long-term investments for infrastructure and business development, and new entrepreneurial models with an impact on communities, Francesca has supported several public administrations as well as private companies for the development of innovation projects in this area. Francesca has also been a consultant for the European Investment Bank, World Bank, Asian Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank on these topics. Graduated in Management Magna cum Laude at Bocconi University, she is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Strategic Management on new public-private ecosystems at the University
of St. Gallen in Switzerland.