Mario Calderini

Core Faculty | Full Professor

Short Profile outline

Director of Alta Scuola Politecnica

Mario Calderini, a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Manchester, is full Professor at Politecnico di Milano, where he teaches Social Innovation. He is the Director of Alta Scuola Politecnica and Executive Vice President of Fondazione Politecnico. He is the Director of Tiresia, the Politecnico di Milano School of Management’s Research Centre for Impact Finance and Innovation. He has been a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Minister of University Research and Innovation and a Government’s Sherpa for the G7 Italian Presidency 2017.

Education

PHD: Economics, University of Manchester.

Master of Science: Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino.

Email: mario.calderini@polimi.it

Office phone: 02 2399 2769

webpage: www4.ceda.polimi.it

Academic courses held at SOM Research Relevant Publications Grants, Awards and Honours Service to the Community

Academic course held at SOM

Impresa e decisioni strategiche

Impresa e decisioni strategiche

Impresa e decisioni strategiche

Economia e organizzazione aziendale a

Economia e organizzazione aziendale a

Economia e organizzazione aziendale

Social innovation

Social innovation

Social innovation

Social innovation

Social innovation

Sistemi di controllo di gestione b

Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial finance

Teaching Areas: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (SM)

EMBA

Specializing masters

Research

His numerous publications in highly ranked international journals cover several topics in the field of innovation and social impact finance.

Relevant Publications

Arena Marika; Bengo Irene; Calderini Mario; Chiodo Veronica, "Unlocking finance for social tech start-ups: Is there a new opportunity space?", Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 127, 154-165

Calderini Mario; Chiodo Veronica; Michelucci F.V., "The social impact investment race: toward an interpretative framework", European Business Review, 30, 66-81

Arena Marika;Bengo Irene;Calderini Mario;Chiodo Veronica, "Social Impact Bonds: Blockbuster or Flash in a Pan?", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, 39, 927-939

Bengo Irene;Arena Marika;Azzone Giovanni;Calderini Mario, "Indicators and metrics for social business: a review of current approaches", JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, 7, 1-24

Bengo Irene;Calderini Mario, "NEW DEVELOPMENT: ARE SOCIAL IMPACT BONDS (SIBS) VIABLE IN ITALY? A NEW ROADMAP", PUBLIC MONEY & MANAGEMENT, 36, 303-307

Service to the community

  • Director - Alta Scuola Politecnica
  • Vice President - Fondazione Politecnico

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