Francesca Cornelli

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Francesca Cornelli
Born (1962-09-19) September 19, 1962 (age 61)
Milan, Italy
Education Bocconi University (BEcon)
Harvard University (MA, PhD)
Academic career
Field Corporate Governance
Private Equity
Privatisation
Bankruptcy
IPO
Innovation Policy
Institution Kellogg School of Management
Website http://www.fcornelli.uk/

Francesca Cornelli (born September 19, 1962) is an economist who is Dean for Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. [1]

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She is known for her research in corporate governance, private equity, privatization, bankruptcy, initial public offering (IPO) and innovation policy. [2] Most notably, in 2016 she co-created the Academic Female Finance Committee (AFFECT) which was established by the American Finance Association (AFA) to help encourage and bring more women into the field of financial research. [3] Prior to Kellogg School, Cornelli was a Professor of Finance, Director of Private Equity and Deputy Dean of Degree Education at the London Business School. She was the first woman to be a full professor at the London Business School.

Education

Cornelli completed her education in Università Commerciale Bocconi in Milan, Italy where she received her Bachelors of Economics, summa cum laude , in 1987. Thereafter, she earned a master's degree and Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University.[ citation needed ]

Career

Cornelli has held positions in various business schools; Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, London School of Economics, Indian School of Business in Hyderabad and the New Economic School in Moscow. [4]

Kellogg School of Management

Cornelli's term as Dean for Kellogg, where she also holds the position of Donald P. Jacobs Chair of Finance, commenced on August 1, 2019.[ citation needed ]

Additional affiliations and memberships

Aside from her current positions, Cornelli is an editor of the Review of Financial Studies, and previously was on the Board of Editors of The Review of Economic Studies and as an associate editor at the Journal of Finance. [4]

Furthermore, Cornelli is a Research Fellow of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), a European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) Research Fellow and a director of the Society of Financial Intermediation. [5] She has been a member of the Council of the European Economic Association, of the Council of the Royal Economic Society, a director of the American Finance Association and a member of the Scientific Committee of the Banque de France Foundation. [6]

Publications

Articles

"How to Sell a (Bankrupt) Company" (2012)

Co-authored with Leonardo Felli, they suggest an efficient way to sell a company in order to maximize proceeds from sales. Cornelli and Felli mentions that although companies can be sold through a completion of a stock exchange or through an initial public offering (IPO), there are other possible beneficial ways for company owners. [7]

"Monitoring Managers: Does It Matter?" (2013)

Cornelli co-authored this article with Zbigniew Kominek and Alexander Ljungqvist. In large boards where large shareholders reside, Cornelli, Kominek and Ljungqvist discern whether if shareholders who monitor and actively engage in their business help with performance. If performance is poor, how do shareholders make the decision of whether or not to fire the CEO. Findings show that “soft” (i.e. non-verifiable) data supports shareholders decisions when firing a CEO rather than a “hard” data (i.e. verifiable). Research was based on 473 private sector firms in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. [8]

"The Economics of Donations and Enlightened Self-interest" (2014)

Cornelli co-authored this article with Andrea Buraschi to look into donations and fundraising campaigns. After findings and research, according to Cornelli and Buraschi they concluded that how the donations were going to be used, access to private events, and being in a ‘network of donors’ motivates individuals to donate. [9]

Other research

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References

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  2. "Francesca Cornelli CV". 23 February 2022.
  3. "A Bocconi Alumna as New Dean of Kellogg School of Management".
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  5. "ECGI Appoints Five New Fellows". 2017-11-07.
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  7. Cornelli, F., & Felli, L. (2012). "How to Sell a (Bankrupt) Company" (PDF). International Review of Finance. 12 (2): 197–226. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2443.2012.01156.x. S2CID   45018653.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. Cornelli, F., Kominek, Z., & Ljungqvist, A. (2013). "Monitoring Managers: Does It Matter?" (PDF). Journal of Finance. 68 (2): 431–481. doi:10.1111/jofi.12004.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. Buraschi, A., & Cornelli, F. (2014). "The Economics of Donations and Enlightened Self-Interest". European Financial Management. 20 (1): 1–32. doi:10.1111/j.1468-036X.2013.12030.x. S2CID   154157427.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)