Bocconi University ( it, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, ) is a private university in Milan, Italy. Bocconi provides education in the fields of economics, finance,

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, management, political science, public administration and computer science.

SDA Bocconi SDA Bocconi School of Management (SDA standing for Scuola di Direzione Aziendale) is the graduate business school of Bocconi University. It is the leading School of Management in Italy and also stands among the top-ranked European institutions. ...

, the university's

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, offers MBA and

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programs. Bocconi University is consistently ranked as the best university in Italy in its fields, and as one of the best in the world. In 2021, QS World University Rankings ranked the university 7th worldwide and 2nd in Europe in

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and management studies, as well as 1st in economics and

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outside the

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and the

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(16th worldwide).

History

Bocconi University was founded in 1902 by

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and was named after his son, who died in the

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during the

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. The university was originally affiliated with the

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engineering school and incorporated a teaching model that was based on what was in use at the École Supérieure of

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Campus

The campus was originally located in Via Statuto near the Pinacoteca di Brera, where its first building was inaugurated in 1902. The current campus is now located beside Parco Ravizza, between Via Sarfatti and Viale Bligny and consists of several buildings, all within walking distance to

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, the

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: *The

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is the oldest building on campus. It was designed in 1936 by the Italian

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. It contains classrooms, an aula magna, a

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, and most of the administrative

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s. Its entrance features two lion statues which are the subject of several university myths. *The ''pensionato'' building, which faces Via Ferdinando Bocconi, was inaugurated in 1956 by architect Giovanni Muzio and hosts some grand halls, some of the

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and

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facilities (350 bedrooms on 5 floors), and some faculty offices. The different floors have an irregular form and bear the shape of a symmetric "L" letter, which stands for Laude. *The

building, which is also in Via Ferdinando Bocconi, was opened in 1985 and featured two blocks with a distinct set of dark metal panels. The building was extended in 2001, especially to host EGEA, the university bookstore. The campus football pitch is placed between the ''pensionato'' and the

building. *The modern ''Velodromo'' building was projected by

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and opened in 2001. It is called so due to its form resembling an ellipsoid velodrome. Each of its four floors has about ten classrooms with a capacity of 150. The ''Velodromo'' uses a geothermal exchange heat pump as its

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system, which provides energy conservation. A marble statue of Ferdinando Bocconi overlooks the foyer of the ground floor. *Close by, in Piazza Sraffa, are the Library building (also built by Giovanni Muzio in 1962), the campus

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''"San Ferdinando"'', and some smaller buildings such as those with the offices of the Language Center and other extracurricular activities. *In 2007, a new building was inaugurated in Via Guglielmo Roentgen known as Grafton Building from the name of the Irish practice Grafton Architects which designed the innovative building. The Grafton Building won the "World building of the year" at the

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2008 held in Barcelona. The new building houses the offices of the entire Faculty, with its Departments and Research Centers in Viale Bligny. Its underground levels include, in addition to the new Aula Magna, seminar rooms, a spacious foyer, an exhibition area and parking. It is situated next to the ''Velodromo''. The 2020

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was awarded to its designers,

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and

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of Grafton Architects. Several other administrative and research offices of Bocconi's institutes are scattered across the area, especially around Parco Ravizza and Viale Isonzo.

Dormitories

Bocconi University provides off-campus students with approximately 1800 places in dorms. Residences for students are ''Bocconi Residence'', ''Javotte Residence'', ''Dubini Residence'', ''Spadolini Residence'', ''Arcobaleno Residence'', the more modern ''Isonzo Residence'', ''Bligny Residence'', and the latest ''Castiglioni Residence'' (inaugurated in 2018) and the former ''Kramer Residence'' (Now closed). The type of accommodation varies between the residences and the choice is among single rooms in apartments for either one, two or four people. The residences offer also services to students such as cleaning services, laundry rooms, study rooms, and parking spaces. Many students, however, choose to rent private apartments which are easy to find around the university area.

Academics

Undergraduate programs

The university offers four three-year undergraduate courses in Economics which share a common basis in the first three semesters and then distinguish themselves from one another by focusing on either Finance (CLEF), Social sciences (CLES) or

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(CLEAM); the fourth course is entirely taught in English (BIEF) and is targeted at both international students and students pursuing an international career. Students in this course have the choice to major in Economics, Management or Finance during their course of studies. A fifth separate three-year undergraduate course in Economics focuses on the economics and management of Arts, Culture and Communication (CLEACC). Another three-year undergraduate course is the Bachelor's in International Politics and Government (BIG), the first degree in the field of political science and international relations offered by the university. The university also offers a five-year course in Law, which incorporates the Italian equivalents of the

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and the

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. Both the bachelor's degrees in Finance in Italian (CLEF) and in English (BIEF) have been recognized by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (

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). The partnership is granted to programs which cover at least 70% of the content necessary to take the CFA Program Exam level III, the highest level. In a joint venture with the

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, Bocconi also offers a four-year ''Dual Degree in International Business'', the first two years of which are spent in

and the latter in Milan.

Graduate programs

The Bocconi Graduate School mainly offers master programs mainly taught in English, with some also in Italian: *International Management; *CEMS MIM Program *China MIM Program *Management (English and Italian); *ESSEC - Bocconi Double Degree *Marketing Management (English and Italian); *Accounting, Financial Management and Control (English and Italian); *Finance (English and Italian); *Economics and Management in Arts, Culture, Media and Entertainment; *Economics and Management for Arts, Culture and Communication; *Economics and Management of Government and International Organizations *Economics and Social Sciences; *Economics and Management of Innovation and Technology; *Data Science and Business Analytics; *Cyber Risk Strategy and Governance *LSE - Bocconi Double Degree; *Sciences Po - Bocconi Double Degree; *Law and Business Administration (Only in Italian). Bocconi has established many partnerships for its Master of Science programs: the Master of Science in Finance was among the first six programs in the world to establish a partnership with the CFA institute and the first in continental Europe, while the Masters of Science in Management and International Management enable a select number of students to take part in the CEMS Master of International Management, of which Bocconi is a founding member, along with HEC,

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and University of Cologne.

School of Law

Bocconi University School of Law was established in 2006, consolidating the tradition of legal studies at Bocconi under the aegis of the "A. Sraffa" Institute for Comparative Law. The School of Law currently offers a combined LL.B. and LL.M. in Law, runs the Specialization School for Legal professions in cooperation with the University of Pavia, and hosts a Summer Academy in cooperation with the University of Trento, as well as with the

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PhD School

The Bocconi PhD School offers the following 4-year PhD programmes: *PhD in Economics and Finance; *PhD in Business Administration and Management; *PhD in Statistics and Computer Science; *PhD in Public Policy and Administration; *PhD in Legal Studies (3-year program);

SDA Bocconi

SDA Bocconi ( it, Scuola di Direzione Aziendale Bocconi, lit=Bocconi School of Management) is the graduate

of the university and offers internationally recognised MBA Programs highly ranked by '' Financial Times'' and '' Forbes'' magazine. The school is also the publisher of ''E&M'' (Economia & Management), a famous Italian business and management review. Apart from the MBA, the SDA offers further Master of Science programs in Corporate Finance and Banking,

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Management, Fine Food and Beverage management, Fashion Management, Design Management, Sports Law and

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, and a Master in Stage and Show Management in a joint venture with the ''Academy for the Performing Arts'' of the opera house La Scala. The SDA also offers a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) and professional education to executives and managers. SDA Bocconi also has a combined MBA and Master of Arts in International Affairs (MAIA) with the

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(SAIS) in Johns Hopkins University's

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Research and endowment

In 2006, research was mainly funded by Bocconi itself (around €1.5 million), the European Union (around €1.4 million) and the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (around €300 thousand), in addition to other external sources (around €11 million). In 2011, the European Research Council (ERC) assigned around €5 million to five projects in the area "social science and humanities" led by five Bocconi professors. As of 2007, the university has 20 permanent research centres and four research project centres. Bocconi is a member of the

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, an international network researching the offshoring of business processes and services.

Departments

*Accounting *Economics *Finance *Management and Technology *Marketing *Decision Sciences *Legal Studies *Policy Analysis and Public Management *Computing sciences

Permanent Research Centers

*''ASK'' - Centre for Research on Management and Economics of Arts and Culture Institutions (Study centre on the economics and management of the arts and culture) *''PAOLO BAFFI CENTRE'' - Paolo Baffi Centre on International Markets, Money and Regulation *''CAREFIN'' - Centre for Applied Research in Finance *''CERGAS'' - Centre for Research on Health and Social Care Management (Institutional structures; management of public and private companies providing healthcare and social services) *''CERMES'' - Centre for Research on

Marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to empha ...

& Services (Marketing and competitive analysis; commercial consumption and distribution; trade fairs) *''CERTeT'' - Center for Research on Regional Economics,

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and Tourism (Urban, regional and transport structures of territorial economics; evaluation of EU policies on territorial development) *''CREDI'' - "Ariberto Mignoli" Centre for European Research on Business Law and History *''CReSV'' - Center for Research on Sustainability and Value *''CRIOS'' - Center for Research on Innovation, Organization and Strategy *'' DONDENA CENTRE'' - Carlo F. Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics (Interdisciplinary research on social cohesion, demography, life course dynamics and public policy) *''IEFE'' - Centre for Research on Energy and

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and Policy (Energy economics and policies; environmental policies and management; economics and management of public utility companies - energy and environmental) *''IGIER'' -

Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research The Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER) is an economic research center of Bocconi University. It was launched in 1990 by Francesco Giavazzi, Mario Monti, and Richard Portes as a joint project of Bocconi University Bocconi ...

. Part of the Institute of Economics, it operates jointly with two international bodies, the US-based

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, National Bureau of Economic Research, and the UK-based CEPR, Centre for Economic Policy Research (Economics and economic policy) *''ECONPUBBLICA'' - Centre for Research on the Public Sector (Taxation system; organisation of the social state; privatisation; income distribution; fiscal federalism)

International rankings

Student life

Student associations

The university is home to several societies, some of which are directly involved in facilitating students' integration into the campus life environment and in organizing special events ranging from business games to excursions.

Student publications

The university hosts several student-run publications: *Tra i Leoni: a campus magazine run by the eponymous society. The title, which means "between the lions", is a reference to the atrium of the main building, which is also a favourite meeting point for students, guarded by two lion statues. *Bocconi School of Law Student-Edited Papers: the Law School's official student publication. The journal's editorial board are selected by way of an annual write-on competition, and go on to select and provide feedback on submitted papers, as well as organising the annual call for papers. *IS@B News: a campus magazine run by the International Student Association (IS@B). *Be OBjective Magazine: a bimonthly pdf magazine founded by students from the ACME course. The magazine focuses on art, culture, media and entertainment.

Recreational activities

Bocconi lies in the Navigli area of Milan, making for easy access to all the main landmarks and activities of the city for its students.

Superstitions

In the atrium of the oldest building of the university, there are three sets of doors. The central doors, which are larger than the others, have two lions on either side of them. There is a superstition within the university that students who pass in between the two lions via the central doors risk not being able to graduate. This derives from the adage "Chi passa tra i Leoni non si laurea alla Bocconi." If seen from the top, the three main buildings of Bocconi seem to spell "30L" (30 ''cum laude''), the maximum achievable grade in any exam. The building in Via Roentgen is the "3", the velodrome is the "0" and the main building is a cross of two "L"s. It is not clear whether it was planned to have such a shape or was just by chance; in any case, it is considered a good omen to the students.

Notable people

Alumni

* Jelena Djokovic, tennis player

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's wife * Francesca Cornelli, dean of Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, previously professor of finance and deputy dean at London Business School *

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, CEO of Renault; former president of SEAT * Mario Monti, former Italian Prime Minister *

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, former Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs * Vittorio Colao, CEO of Vodafone Group *

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, professor at the

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at New York University; former senior adviser to the

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and the International Monetary Fund *

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, economist and former Italy's Minister of Economy *

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, Italian politician *

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, CEO of Eni *

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, CEO of Telecom Italia * Federico Marchetti, CEO and founder of YOOX Group *

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, Italian politician and member of the European Parliament *

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, economist *

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, Harvard professor *

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, University of Chicago Booth School of Business professor * Antonio Merlo, Rice University professor and dean *

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, Italian entrepreneur and manager *

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, manager *

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, former Italian minister of economic development, infrastructure and transport * Alessandro Profumo, banker * Alessandro Magnoli Bocchi, economist * Alessandro Pansa, former CEO of Finmeccanica * Claudio Costamagna, chairman of Advanced Accelerator Applications * Franco Amatori, professor of Economics History, past president of the European Business History Association * Alberto Alemanno, professor of law at New York University *

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, professor of Labour Economics at Bocconi University, columnist for La Repubblica and former president of INPS (National Social Security Institute in Italy) *

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, professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University * Domenico Lombardi, president of The Oxford Institute for Economic Policy and is a Senior Fellow at the

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, former rector of Bocconi University (2008–2012) and columnist for ''

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'' * Luigi Einaudi,

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(2006) * Eduardo Missoni, secretary general of the

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, Italian Minister of Economy and Finance (2012–13) and previously a professor at Yale University *

Andrea Enria Andrea Enria (born 3 July 1961) an Italian economist who currently serves as Chair of the European Central Bank's Supervisory Board, as of 1 January 2019. He previously served as the chairperson of the European Banking Authority (EBA) between 2011 ...

, chair of the ECB Supervisory Board (2019–present), and previously chair of the European Banking Authority (2011–2019) * Jörg Asmussen, member of the executive board of the ECB *

Mario Biondi Mario Biondi (born Mario Ranno, on 28 January 1971) is an Italian singer. His pseudonym takes up that of his father Giuseppe Ranno, singer, aka Stefano Biondi. Early life Born in Catania, Italy, Mario Biondi is the son of a popular song sing ...

, novelist, travel writer, poet * Sara Tommasi, actress *

Paolo Brera Paolo Alberto Brera (16 September 1949 – 21 February 2019) was an Italian economist, academic, journalist, multilingual translator and novelist. Biography Brera was born in Milan, the third son of journalist and writer Gianni Brera and teach ...

, journalist, author, and former assistant professor of political economy at Bocconi University *

Teresa de Lauretis Teresa de Lauretis (; born 1938 in Bologna) is an Italian author and Distinguished Professor Emerita of the History of Consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her areas of interest include semiotics, psychoanalysis, film theory ...

, writer and professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz *

Valerio Massimo Manfredi Valerio Massimo Manfredi (born 8 March 1943) is an Italian historian, writer, essayist, archaeologist and journalist. Biography He was born in Piumazzo di Castelfranco Emilia province of Modena and, after getting a degree in Classical Arts at ...

, journalist, television host, historical novelist *

Fiorella Kostoris Fiorella Kostoris Padoa-Schioppa (born 5 May 1945) is an Italian economist who is Professor at the University of Rome (La Sapienza). She is also a professor at the College of Europe in Bruges. She has published approximately a hundred articles a ...

, professor of economics at the University of Rome (La Sapienza) * Sergio Noja Noseda, professor of Islamic law, Arabic Language and Literature. Author of multiple books on Islamic Culture * Leopoldo Sabbatini, the first dean of Bocconi University, vice president of the Milan Chamber of Commerce * Mario Arcelli, Economist, Minister for the budget in the Italian government *

Fabrizio Saccomanni Fabrizio Saccomanni (22 November 1942 – 8 August 2019) was an Italian economist, civil servant and the director general of the Bank of Italy. He served as minister of economy and finance between April 2013 and February 2014. From 13 April 2018 ...

, Minister of the Italian Government and former General Manager of the Bank of Italy *

Fabio De'Longhi Fabio De'Longhi (born 1967) is an Italian businessman and former CEO and General Manager of De'Longhi. Early life He was born in 1967, and is the son of Giuseppe De'Longhi. He studied economics at Bocconi University. Career He has been CEO of ...

, CEO of De'Longhi * Luigi Roth, CEO of Breda Railway Construction from 1993 to 2001 *

Oriana Bandiera Oriana Bandiera, FBA (born 26 August 1971) is an Italian economist and academic, specialising in development economics. She has been Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics since 2009. She is currently the Sir Anthony Atkinson Pr ...

, professor of economics at the London School of Economics * Francesco Milleri, CEO of Luxottica * Salvatore Aranzulla, blogger and entrepreneur * Massimo Renon, CEO of the

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since 2020 *

Roberto Vedovotto Roberto Vedovotto (born 30 September 1965) is an Italian businessman, twice the CEO of the Safilo Group from 2002 to 2006, and from 2009 to 2013. He has been the President and CEO of Kering Eyewear since 2014, and a member of Kering's executiv ...

, CEO of

Kering Kering () is a French-based multinational corporation specializing in luxury goods. It owns the brands Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Gucci, Alexander McQueen and Yves Saint Laurent. The timber-trading company Pinault S.A. was founded in 1963, by ...

Eyewear since 2014 * Dubravka Negre, minister of mining and energy of Serbia since 2022

Other

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, seventh in line to the throne of Monaco, son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and nephew of

Albert II, Prince of Monaco Albert II – Website of the Palace of Monaco (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born 14 March 1958) is Prince of Monaco, since 2005. Albert was born at the Prince's Palace of Monaco, and he is the second child and only son of Prince R ...

* Prince Aimone of Savoy, Duke of Apulia * Sara Tommasi, Italian model *

Giovanni Cobolli Gigli Giovanni Cobolli Gigli (born 4 January 1945) is an Italian lawyer and the former chairman of Juventus Football Club. He has a business degree from Bocconi University. After starting out working in marketing for a multinational pharmaceutical compan ...

, former chairman of Juventus F.C. *

Chiara Ferragni Chiara Ferragni () (born May 7, 1987) is an Italian blogger, businesswoman, fashion designer and model who has collaborated with fashion and beauty brands through her blog ''The Blonde Salad''. Biography Ferragni was born in Cremona in 1987. ...

, a fashion blogger, has not obtained the degree. * Steven Goldstein, race car driver * Nina Senicar, model *

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, businessman and chairman of Juventus F.C. *

Carolina Gillespie Carolina Gillespie (born 29 May 1993) is an Italian pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony ...

, professional ice skater for Italy *

Beatrice Borromeo ''Donna'' Beatrice Borromeo Arese Taverna (born 18 August 1985, in San Candido) is an Italian journalist and fashion model. Born into an aristocratic family, she graduated from Bocconi University and Columbia University. She became a journalist ...

, a noblewoman of the House of Borromeo, journalist and ex-model * Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este *

Vittorio Gallinari Vittorio Gallinari (born 22 October 1958) is an Italian former basketball player and current sports agent. He is the father of Danilo Gallinari, who plays for the Boston Celtics in the NBA. He was born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano. During his playing ...

, basketball player *

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, football player *

Carla Sozzani Carla Sozzani (born 1947) is an Italian book and magazine editor, gallerist and businesswoman. She founded Galleria Carla Sozzani in 1989 and is the creator of 10 Corso Como art/fashion establishment in Milan. Early life and education Sozzani wa ...

, gallerist known for creating the 10 Corso Como complex

Alumnus of the Year

The award for ''Alumnus of the Year'' was given for the first time in 2011 to

, former general director of

, replacing the awards for ''Bocconian of the Year'' (given since 1988) and ''Master of Masters'' (given since 2007). The ''Alumnus of the Year'' award is given to a Bocconi alumnus from any of the five schools (Undergraduate School, School of Law, Graduate School, PhD School and SDA Bocconi School of Management) who has distinguished himself following the Bocconian values of professionality, entrepreneurship, integrity, responsibility and openness. The award is given by the Bocconi Alumni Association (BAA). Former recipients of the award have included:

, Vittorio Colao, Alessandro Profumo,

Urbano Cairo Urbano Cairo (born 21 May 1957) is an Italian businessman and chairman of Torino F.C. Cairo is a native of Milan. His principal business interest is in Cairo Communication, a business which he founded. At as mid-2016, Cairo via U.T. Communicat ...

, Francesca Bellettini, Stefano Sassi,

Giuseppe Sala Giuseppe "Beppe" Sala (born 28 May 1958) is an Italian manager and politician, currently mayor of Milan. He was CEO of Expo 2015 in Milan from 2010 to 2015. He became mayor of Milan in 2016, supported by the centre-left coalition, and he was co ...

, Federico Marchetti, Jörg Asmussen, Giovanni Ciserani, Diego Piacentini, Laura Cioli, Giovanni Castellucci, Alberto Cribiore, Gaetano Micciché,

Paolo Cuccia Paolo Cuccia is an Italian businessman. Cuccia served as president of Gambero Rosso Holding S.p.A. ( Gambero Rosso), president of Artribune srl, member of the board of Astaldi Astaldi S.p.A. is an Italian multinational major construction ...

, Enrico Cucchiani,

, Claudio Costamagna,

, Marco Drago,

, Emma Marcegaglia, Isabella Ventura,

Carlo Scognamiglio Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini (born 27 November 1944) is an Italian economist and politician. He is a university professor in applied economics, and was Chancellor of the LUISS University of Rome (1984–1992). He was President of the Italian Sena ...

, Giovanni Giudici, Lucio Stanca, Jody Vender,

, Giordano Zucchi, Roberto Mazzotta.

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