Dr. Antonio Mele

Biography

Antonio Mele is a Full Professor of Finance at the Università della Svizzera italiana and a researcher affiliated with the Swiss Finance Institute since 2011. He has previously held academic positions at various prestigious institutions including the London School of Economics and Political Science and the National University of Singapore. Antonio's research interests span financial economics, focusing on capital market volatility, the interlinkages of financial markets and business cycles, and the microstructure of financial markets. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Paris and has been active in consulting for central banks and regulatory bodies on matters of capital market volatility and credit market regulations. Notably, he served as a visiting fellow at the European Central Bank and the Swiss National Bank. Throughout his career, Antonio has contributed to the development of new instruments aimed at standardizing volatility in interest rate markets and has played a key role in the Securities Market Stakeholder Group of the European Securities Markets Authority from 2015 to 2017. His vast experience includes a deep engagement in asset pricing theory and financial stability.

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