Maria Pierdicchi

Born in Schio (VI) in 1957, she graduated in Economics from Bocconi University and earned an MBA in Finance with honors from New York University Stern School of Business. She began her career in academia and at the World Bank before moving into financial services, holding senior positions at Citibank and Premafin. In 1999 she joined Borsa Italiana, where she designed and launched Nuovo Mercato, the equity market for growth companies. In 2003 she became Managing Director of Standard & Poor’s Italy and later Head of Southern Europe, significantly expanding the company’s business and leadership in financial analytics. She has held numerous board positions, including at Luxottica, Autogrill and several other companies, and since 2018 has been a Board Member of UniCredit. She is President of ecoDa, the European Confederation of Director Associations, and Honorary Chair of Ned Community. Throughout her career, she has been actively involved in promoting diversity and good corporate governance and has received several recognitions for her professional achievements.