Davide Pirola

Davide Pirola is an experienced professional in financial risk management, currently serving as the Head of Group Internal Validation & Control at Mediobanca since February 2014. In this role, Davide oversees the validation of Internal Ratings-Based (IRB) systems, including credit risk validation, stress testing, IFRS9 modeling, and loan loss provisioning. Prior to this position, Davide worked at KPMG Italy as a Senior Consultant, focusing on the development and validation of IRB models and the loan loss provisioning process. Earlier experience includes serving as a Credit Risk Models Specialist at UNICREDIT LEASING S.P.A., where responsibilities encompassed IRB model development and data quality assessment. Davide began their career with a scholarship at Istituto Clinico Humanitas, conducting data analysis for a study on acute myocardial infarction. Educationally, Davide holds a Master of Science degree in "Economia, Statistica e Informatica per l'Impresa" and a Bachelor's degree in "Economia, Statistica e Informatica per l'Azienda" from Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, along with a diploma in piano from Conservatorio Statale di Musica "L. Campiani".