Gianluca is Affiliate Professor of Finance at ESCP Europe (Turin-I) and Adjunct Professor in Corporate Finance at Catholic University (Milan-I).

In ESCP Europe Gianluca teaches courses of finance (from Fundamentals of Finance to Private Equity and Venture Capital) within various programmes (MiM, PMY and EMBA) as well as in the executive custom education to corporates and Institutions. He also teaches courses on Problem Solving Decision Making.

Besides his academic activity, Gianluca assists entrepreneurs and managers as well as institutions on strategic corporate finance related issues and serves/served as board member/statutory auditor in companies operating in various sectors.

Gianluca has gained a significant experience in applied strategic corporate finance having previously worked in investment banks such as Credit Suisse, Barclays Capital and GE Capital (previously Interbanca), in the field of capital investment (Italian Mezzanine) and in professional realities related to the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, specifically as investment officer at Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (previously Infrastrutture Spa) and as officer of the Guardia di Finanza (the Italian financial & economic police).

Graduated in Economics and Business at Catholic University in Milan and in Law at Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Gianluca has an MBA from INSEAD and attended the Global Colloquium on Participant Centered Learning and Case Writing and Course Development seminar at Harvard Business School.