Fabio
Scacciavillani
Economist and Ph.D. University of Chicago
Fabio Scacciavillani is an economist with a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, where he taught at the College and was assistant to Nobel Prize winner Merton Miller. He teaches the course on Internationalization of Companies at BBS and is the CFO of Solmate Infrastructure, a Nasdaq-listed company that deals with Digital Asset Treasury with a capitalization of over half a billion dollars. He is also a founding partner and strategist at Nextperience, a financial consulting boutique, and IntellAIgenz, an artificial intelligence startup.
From 2011 to 2019, he was Chief Strategist of the Oman Investment Fund, the Sultanate’s sovereign wealth fund, and previously held positions at the Dubai International Financial Centre, Goldman Sachs, the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and Confindustria.
His research has resulted in articles on macroeconomics, exchange rates, finance, and geopolitics. His book “The New Economics of Sovereign Wealth Funds,” co-authored with Massimiliano Castelli, is a seminal study on the global influence of sovereign wealth funds. More recently, he published “Il Furto del Millennio” (The Theft of the Millennium) on intellectual property theft and China’s hybrid war against the West.
Together with Alberto Forchielli, he runs the YouTube channel Inglorious Globastards, has created the Clay Economy series for financial education, broadcast by Rai, and writes for various media including Il Sole 24 Ore, Investire, La Ragione, and Lettera43.
COURSES
The development of international markets by enterprises requires a solid understanding of international trade practices and the key regulatory frameworks that govern their dynamics across different countries. This course will examine the strategies adopted by firms in light of both competitive and regulatory contexts, with particular attention to selected emerging markets and their specific characteristics. The cases of Japan, Southeast Europe, Latin America, various Middle Eastern countries, and the Mediterranean area will be explored in depth, highlighting growth opportunities, entry barriers, partnership and business models, as well as the cultural, regulatory, and organizational adaptations that companies must undertake to compete effectively in these environments.
Business Management – Global and Emerging Markets