Cesare Fracassi

Cesare Fracassi is an associate professor of finance at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. He joined the school in 2009 after completing his doctorate in finance from UCLA Anderson. His primary research interest is in the area of corporate finance. His research includes work on fintech, corporate governance, executive compensation, credit rating agencies, small business financing, and the effects of social networks and cultural preferences on financial policies.
Fracassi holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and an MBA and Ph.D. in finance from UCLA Anderson. He was a visiting professor at the Wharton School in 2012-2013. Before his Ph.D., he worked as strategic management consultant at Booz Allen and Roland Berger in Italy, and as summer intern at the United Nations in New York.

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