Elisa Valeriani

Elisa Valeriani graduated in Law from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and obtained a PhD in International Economic Law from L. Bocconi University in Milan.

She is an adjunct professor of Economic Policy at the Faculty of Law of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, where she also holds the role of coordinator of the interdepartmental research laboratory “EDI-lab - Studies and Research on Legal Culture and Applied Economics” in the Department of Law and the Department of Communication and Economics.

She is a Supreme Court lawyer and owner of Studio Legale Valeriani e Partners, specialised in administrative law and in corporate and banking law, as well as on projects financed through European or national funds or public-private partnerships.

In the past, she has been appointed as a Board Director and member of the Sustainability Committee of EMILBANCA Credito Cooperativo and consultant to the Commissioner’s Department for the Central Italy Earthquake, in her role as Expert as appointed by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, as well as Chairperson of the Board of Directors with the functions of CEO of ERVET (Emilia Romagna Development Agency), now ART-ER.

Since 2021, she has been a Board Member of BPER Banca S.p.A. and is currently a member of the Control and Risk Committee. Previously, she was also a member of the Remuneration Committee, the Sustainability Committee and the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee.

She is Chair of the Board of Directors of Società Emiliana Trasporti Autofiloviari S.p.A., Board Member of the Collegio San Carlo Foundation of Modena and of the Governing Council of the Conferenza dei Collegi Universitari di Merito.