Mr. Gianfranco Vento
Mr. Gianfranco Vento
Professor of Banking and Finance
Guglielmo Marconi University (Italy)
Gianfranco Vento is Professor of Banking and Finance at Guglielmo Marconi University (Italy) and founder of Net Present Value Ltd, a London-based consultancy. With nearly twenty-five years of experience in banking regulation, risk management, sustainable finance, microfinance and fintech, he has advised governments, central banks and supervisors in emerging markets, including Nigeria, Rwanda, Ghana, Afghanistan and Bhutan, on behalf of the World Bank, IMF, African Development Bank and Asian Development Bank. From 2020 to 2023 he was CEO of Cassa di Risparmio della Repubblica di San Marino, the country's largest commercial bank. He has also served on the boards of banks, insurers and asset managers in Italy, San Marino, Croatia and Malta. Previously, he was Professor at Regent's University London and a senior financial analyst in the Bank of Italy's Banking Supervision Department. He holds a PhD from Sapienza University of Rome and has authored four books. Since 2023 he is non-resident Ambassador of San Marino in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.