Alessandro Magnoli Bocchi (born 25 April 1968), is an Italian

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professional and manager.

Biography

Born in 1968 in

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, he graduated from

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"Daniele Manin". In 1986 he moved to Milan, Italy to attend

Bocconi University Bocconi University or Università Bocconi (formally known in Italian language, Italian as ''Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi'' – Luigi Bocconi Commercial University) is a private university in Milan, Italy. The university is consistently ...

. From 1992 to 1995 he lived in Barcelona, Spain where he studied and taught at

ESADE Esade (Escola Superior d'Administració i Direcció d'Empreses) is an international private educational institution based in Barcelona, Spain. Esade runs two schools of the university, ESADE Business School, Esade Business School and ESADE Law Sch ...

and worked at

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. In 1995 he moved to Washington, DC, USA to work at the

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. In 1999 he joined

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as a

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and earned a Ph.D. from ESADE. In 2001 he returned to Washington, DC, recruited by the

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Young Professionals Program (YPP); while at the World Bank, he was stationed in Bangkok, Thailand from 2004 to 2006. In 2008 he joined the ''Kuwait China Investment Company'' in Kuwait. In 2012, he founded ''Foresight Advisors'', an advisory consultancy focusing on company restructuring and asset management.

Career

Over the past 30 years, he has worked in the fields of economic analysis, business management and international investments in Europe, the US, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa. Currently he is Founder and CEO of ''Foresight Advisors''. Previously, he was: ''1)''

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(YPP 2000), working in East Asia, Africa, Middle East, and Eastern Europe in the fields of

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infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and pri ...

and

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; ''3)''

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at Harvard University, School of Public Health, where he focused on

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and policy reform in Africa and Latin America; ''4)'' Economist at the

, concentrating on

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in Latin America and the Caribbean; ''5)'' Assistant manager at

/Spain in the Organization and Information Systems Department; and ''6)''

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at ESADE/Department of Economics. His main interests include macroeconomics, fiscal and monetary policy, public finance and welfare theory, investment strategy and asset management, and

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He holds a B.A. in economics and management from

Bocconi Bocconi University or Università Bocconi (formally known in Italian as ''Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi'' – Luigi Bocconi Commercial University) is a private university in Milan, Italy. The university is consistently ranked as the top ...

University, Milan, a CEMS Master in International Management from Bocconi University/ESADE, a graduate degree in

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from

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and a Ph.D. in economics and management from

, Barcelona. In 1993, he became

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Commercialista, Italian diploma for qualified chartered accountant, fiscal and business consultant. In 2009, he attended the

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Business Economics Programme (OUBEP).

Works

Books

* In 2003, he authore
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a book on efficiency and equity in social services delivery, by IADB/

Johns Hopkins University The Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876 based on the European research institution model, J ...

Press. * In 2007, he co-authore
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a book in

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by Il Mulino. * In 2008, he co-authore
Economic Geography in East Asia''
a book by the

. * In 2023, he authore
Future of Democracy''
a book in

Il Sole 24 Ore (; English: "The Sun 24 Hours") is the Italian financial newspaper of record, owned by Confindustria, the Italian employers' federation. is the leading financial daily in Italy. History and profile was first published on 9 November 1965 as ...

Selected papers

* ''Rising growth, declining investment: the puzzle of the Philippines''
English
(World Bank Working Paper Series); * ''Reaching the millennium development goals: Mauritania should care''
English
(World Bank Working Paper Series); * ''NHA in Latin America and Caribbean. Concepts, Results and Policy Uses''
English and Spanish
(IADB/INDES Working Paper Series); and * ''Mind the Gap. Suggestions on How to Bridge Gender Gaps in Developing Regions''
English and Spanish
(IADB/INDES Working Paper Series).

References

External links

English

Economic Forum''

an

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Bank eLibrary''
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Bank Blogs''

Development Bank''

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Lacea - State or markets?''

Lacea - Fasten your seatbelts''

& Roubini Associates''

Italian

- Il Sole 24 Ore''

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Internazionali''

Italia Cina - Mondo Cinese''

dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili di Cremona''

{{DEFAULTSORT:Magnoli Bocchi, Alessandro 1968 births Living people Harvard University staff Bocconi University alumni ESADE alumni University of Parma alumni Italian economists World Bank people Writers from Cremona