
Paola Bongini is Full Professor of Banking and Finance at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy. Her research interests are in empirical banking, financial regulation, financial literacy and financial education, serving as a member of the Scientific Panel of the Italian National Strategy for Financial, Insurance and Pension Education. Her most recent interests include sustainable finance and AI in finance. Her work has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Banking and Finance, British Accounting Review, Small Business Economics, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, among others. She is also an independent director in a Italian significant bank.