Francesco MARTIELLI

Francesco Martielli is a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Corporate Finance at the Venice School of Management. He earned his PhD in Business and Management in 2024. His research focuses on the intersection of corporate finance with sustainability, digitalization, and, more recently, artificial intelligence. Author of publications in international academic journals, he has participated as a speaker at both national and international conferences. His main research interests include corporate finance, sustainable finance, digital finance, and startup financing.

Graduate studies and Education

Ph.D. in Business and Management, Department of Management, University of Turin

Master’s Degree in Management, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan

Institutional and research services

Associate Editor for the International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences (since 2025)

Member of the Editorial Board of Diginomics (since 2026)

Referee for academic journals: Business Strategy and the Environment (since 2025); Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management; Discover Sustainability (since 2025); Applied Economics Letters (since 2025); European Journal of Social Impact and Circular Economy (since 2025); Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (since 2025); BioResources (since 2025); International Review of Economics and Finance (since 2024); Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money (since 2024); Business Process Management Journal (since 2024); Journal of Asia Business Studies (since 2024); Management Decision (since 2023)

Funding and research projects

Member of the project “Cátedra de Empresa y Humanismo – We explore, listen, learn and share to help you be sustainable”, carried out by the Generalitat Valenciana and the University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain (since 2025)

Member of “EuroMed Academy – advancing knowledge and promoting collaboration among scholars, researchers, practitioners, and academic institutions (since 2024)

International experiences

Visiting Researcher – University of Valencia (2026)

Visiting PhD – University of Valencia (2024)

Selected Conferences

October 20th and  21st, 2025. 5th International Conference on Entrepreneurial Motivation – Bold steps: Entrepreneurship in times of change. University of Valencia, Valencia (Spain). Presenter.

June 9th and 10th, 2025. 1st Accounting & Finance Research Conference – Driving the SDGs: A Decade of Action for a Sustainable Future. Free Mediterranean University (LUM Giuseppe Degennaro), Bari (Italy). Presenter.

October 21st and 22nd, 2024. 4th International Conference on Entrepreneurial Motivation – Dream, Risk, Achieve: The Spirit of Entrepreneurship. University of Valencia, Valencia (Spain). Presenter.

July 30th - August 2nd, 2024. World Finance Conference. European University Cyprus, Nicosia (Cyprus). Presenter.

June 24th and 25th, 2024. 17th International Risk Management Conference – Risk Management Models, Policies, and Practices in Times of High Interest Rates and Uncertainty. Bocconi University, Milan (Italy). Presenter.

May 13th and 14th, 2024. Workshop on Recent Trends and New Developments in Sustainable, Green and International Finance. IÉSEG School of Management, Paris (France). Presenter.

May 9th and 10th, 2024. International Conference on Sustainable Business Practices in a VUCA World. Rabat Business School – Université Internationale de Rabat Technopolis, Rabat (Morocco). Presenter.

October 23rd and 24th, 2023. 3th International Conference on Entrepreneurial Motivation – Entrepreneurship 360°: Driving Sustainable Change. University of Valencia, Valencia (Spain). Presenter.

October 5th and 6th, 2023. XL Convegno Nazionale AIDEA – Creating value through business studies, Dipartimento di Scienze Aziendali - Management & Innovation Systems. Università degli Studi di Salerno, Salerno (SA). Presenter.

August 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2023. World Finance Conference. University of Agder, Kristiansand (Norway). Presenter.

June 14th, 15th and 16th, 2023. 9th International Conference on CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance. University of Cantabria, Santander (Spain). Presenter.

December 16th and 17th, 2022. World Finance and Banking Symposium. Florida International University, Miami (Florida – United States). Presenter.