Andrea Biancardi

Assistant Professor of Practice
Knowledge groupStrategy and Operations
Research domainsSustainability
Teaching domainsEnergy Transition, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Supply Chain, Sustainable Accounting & Finance, Geopolitics
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Biography

Andrea Biancardi is Assistant Professor of Practice in Sustainability at SDA Bocconi School of Management. His research focuses on corporate sustainability, climate and nature, the energy transition, energy geopolitics, innovation, and sustainable finance.

At SDA Bocconi, he coordinates the Monitor on Climate & Nature and directs the Eni Program for Management Development. He has also led several customized executive education programs for the Enel Group, including the Enel Green Power School of Business Development and the Schools of Engineering & Construction, Planning & Control, and Procurement, as well as executive training initiatives for other major organizations, including AXA, Snam, and Eni. In addition, he leads the Bocconi Summer School in Sustainability Transformation, ESG Finance, and Energy Management. Since 2023, he has served on the Boards of Directors of Eco Midco S.p.A. and Bracchi S.p.A., a company providing high-value-added transport and logistics services and committed to decarbonizing its operations.

Previously, he was a Research Assistant at University College London (UCL) and worked for some years as an energy consultant. He holds an M.Sc. in Finance from Bocconi University, and a PhD from Imperial College London focused on innovation among European electricity grid operators, a diploma in Geopolitics from the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), certifications in Biodiversity Finance from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, ESG Investing from the CFA Institute, Climate Risk, Valuation, and Investing from the CFA Institute.

Recent Publications

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  • 2025
    How do electricity TSOs embrace innovation to future-proof their role in the energy transition?
    BIANCARDI, A., I. STAFFELL, "How do electricity TSOs embrace innovation to future-proof their role in the energy transition?", Energy Strategy Reviews, 2025, vol. 59, pp. 101746
  • 2024
    Battery electricity storage as both a complement and substitute for cross-border interconnection
    BIANCARDI, A., C. MENDES, I. STAFFELL, "Battery electricity storage as both a complement and substitute for cross-border interconnection", Energy Policy, 2024, vol. 189, pp. 114134
  • 2021
    A framework to evaluate how European Transmission System Operators approach innovation
    BIANCARDI, A., M. G. DI CASTELNUOVO, I. STAFFELL, "A framework to evaluate how European Transmission System Operators approach innovation", Energy Policy, 2021, vol. 158, pp. 112555
  • 2021
    La decarbonizzazione e le sfide di Big Oil - Decarbonization and the Challenges of Big Oil
    DI CASTELNUOVO, M. G., A. BIANCARDI, "La decarbonizzazione e le sfide di Big Oil - Decarbonization and the Challenges of Big Oil", Economia & Management, 2021, no. 1, pp. 35-41
  • 2021
    No country for “oil” men. What will the future hold for Big Oil?
    DI CASTELNUOVO, M. G., A. BIANCARDI, "No country for “oil” men. What will the future hold for Big Oil?", EECJ - The European Energy & Climate Journal, 2021, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 35-46
  • 2020
    A New Paradigm in the Electricity Sector: Key Trends and Stock Performance of European Utilities
    BIANCARDI, A., M. G. DI CASTELNUOVO, "A New Paradigm in the Electricity Sector: Key Trends and Stock Performance of European Utilities", EECJ - The European Energy & Climate Journal, January 2020, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 31-43