Francesca Cornelli
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Francesca Cornelli (born September 19, 1962) is an economist who is Dean for Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.[1]
Francesca Cornelli | |
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Born | (1962-09-19) September 19, 1962 (age 61) Milan, Italy |
Academic career | |
Institution | Kellogg School of Management |
Field | Corporate Governance Private Equity Privatisation Bankruptcy IPO Innovation Policy |
Alma mater | Bocconi University, Italy (B.A.) Harvard University (M.A., Ph.D.) |
Website | http://www.fcornelli.uk/ |
She is known for her research in corporate governance, private equity, privatization, bankruptcy, initial public offering (IPO) and innovation policy.[2] Most notably, in 2016 she co-created the Academic Female Finance Committee (AFFECT) which was established by the American Finance Association (AFA) to help encourage and bring more women into the field of financial research.[3] Prior to Kellogg School, Cornelli was a Professor of Finance, Director of Private Equity and Deputy Dean of Degree Education at the London Business School. She was the first female to be a full professor at the London Business School.