Valeria Stefanelli

Valeria Stefanelli currently holds the position of Vice Director at the Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Economia - Università del Salento since November 2023 and serves as an Independent Board Member at Banca Popolare di Puglia e Basilicata s.c.p.a. since April 2023. In addition, Valeria has been a Board Member at DHITECH Scarl since June 2021 and the Delegate of the Rector for spin-off and start-up at the University of Salento since November 2015. Valeria also holds the title of Full Professor of Financial Intermediaries at Università del Salento as of May 2023. Previously, Valeria served as a Banking and Financial Arbitrator for Banca d'Italia - Eurosystem from 2016 to 2022 and completed a Post-Doctorate in Banking and Finance at Università di Roma Tor Vergata from 2002 to 2006. Valeria's educational background includes a PhD in Banking and Finance from Università di Roma Tor Vergata and a position as a Visiting Researcher at the School for Business and Regional Development, University of Wales, Bangor in 2007.