Paola Schwizer

Affiliate Professor
Knowledge groupFinance
Research domainsAudit & Risk Management
Teaching domainsRisk Regulation, Internal Auditing, Risk Assessment & Management, Capital Adequacy, Compliance Management
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Paola Schwizer

Biography

Paola Schwizer is an Affiliate Professor of Banking and Insurance at SDA Bocconi School of Management. She is a Full Professor of Financial Markets and Institutions at the Università di Parma, where she teaches Risk management and value creation in banks (in English) and E-Banking.

At SDA Bocconi, she has created and, at present, directs the education program “Board Practice”, a program aimed at encouraging the professional growth of executive and independent board members. She has conducted numerous eucation programs with some of the major Italian banks.

Her research activities focus on corporate governance, internal governance and risk governance. Currently, she is working on five key topics: sustainability and sutainable finance; financial regulation; risk culture  in banks; corporate governance and internal control systems of financial and insurance firms; value creation in banks.

She is the author of several books and articles on her topics of interest. Her works have been published in the Journal of Banking and Finance, The European Journal of Finance, Bancaria and the International Journal of Regulation and Governance, among others. She has won numerous awards for her teaching and professional activities. She is a member of the Faculty of the Ph.D. Program in Economics and Management of Innovation and Sustainability at theuniversities of Parma and Ferrara, and deputy chair of the Graduate Program in Finance and Risk Management at the university of Parma. She has been President of Nedcommunity, the Italian Association of non-executive directors, and a board member of ecoDa, the European Confederation of Directors' Associations. She serves as a board member in financial and non-financial listed companies and she is a consultant for companies and institutions in corporate governance and financial management.

Paola earned a degree in Economics and Management from Università Bocconi and an ITP (International Teachers Programme) from Kellogs School of Management, Chicago. She is married with two daughters.

Recent Publications

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  • 2025
    Expectations of bank automation: the influence of consumer cognitive schema
    CARRETTA, A., D. CUCINELLI, L. FATTOBENE, L. LEONELLI, P. SCHWIZER, "Expectations of bank automation: the influence of consumer cognitive schema", International Journal of Bank Marketing, 2025, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 180-207
  • 2025
    Reputational Damage of Bank Misconduct: The Role of Regulation and ESG Performance
    CARRETTA, A., P. SCHWIZER, M. G. SOANA, "Reputational Damage of Bank Misconduct: The Role of Regulation and ESG Performance", Financial Review, 2025, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 1359-1387
  • 2024
    Errors and misbehaviors in banking and finance: a systematic literature review and an integrative framework
    CARRETTA, A., L. FATTOBENE, E. A. GRAZIANO, P. SCHWIZER, "Errors and misbehaviors in banking and finance: a systematic literature review and an integrative framework", Journal of Management and Governance, 2024
  • 2022
    Directors: La buona governance vista dai Ned
    CARRETTA, A., P. SCHWIZER, M. PIERDICCHI (Eds.), "Directors: La buona governance vista dai Ned" - 2022, Egea, Milano, Italy
  • 2022
    Le competenze board-specific. Induction e formazione del CdA
    CARRETTA, A., M. PIERDICCHI, P. SCHWIZER, "Le competenze board-specific. Induction e formazione del CdA" in Directors. La buona governance vista dai Ned., Carretta A., Pierdicchi M., Schwizer P. (Eds.), Egea, pp. 237-256, 2022
  • 2022
    Revising the Non-Financial Reporting Directive and the role of board of directors: a lost opportunity?
    COSMA, S., R. LEOPIZZI, L. NOBILE, P. SCHWIZER, "Revising the Non-Financial Reporting Directive and the role of board of directors: a lost opportunity?", Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 2022, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 207-226
  • 2021
    Brexit and the Banking Sector: The Stock Market Reaction of UK and European Banks
    CUCINELLI, D., P. SCHWIZER, G. M. SOANA, "Brexit and the Banking Sector: The Stock Market Reaction of UK and European Banks", International Journal of Business and Management, 2021, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 27-47
  • 2021
    Environmental attitude in the board. Who are the “green directors”? Evidences from Italy
    COSMA, S., P. SCHWIZER, L. NOBILE, R. LEOPIZZI, "Environmental attitude in the board. Who are the “green directors”? Evidences from Italy", Business Strategy and the Environment, 2021, vol. 30, no. 7, pp. 3360-3375
  • 2021
    Sbagliando si impara: governare gli errori in banca nella prospettiva del conduct risk
    SCHWIZER, P., A. CARRETTA, "Sbagliando si impara: governare gli errori in banca nella prospettiva del conduct risk", Bancaria, 2021, no. 9, pp. 14-20
  • 2020
    Errors and Failures in European Banking. A Cultural Perspective
    SCHWIZER, P., A. CARRETTA, L. FATTOBENE, "Errors and Failures in European Banking. A Cultural Perspective" in Mistakes, Errors and Failures across Cultures. Navigating Potentials., Vanderheiden E., Mayer C.H. (Eds.), Springer International Publishing, pp. 259-280, 2020

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Grants & Honors

  • Best Innovative Custom Program Award, SDA Bocconi School of Management, 2016

  • "Ambrogio Lorenzetti" Award for Excellence in Board Membership, Governance Consulting, 2015

  • Excellence in Innovation Award, SDA Bocconi School of Management, 2012

  • Best Case and Best Seller Award, SDA Bocconi School of Management, 2011

  • Excellence in Innovation and Creativity Award, SDA Bocconi School of Management, 2011

  • Excellence in Innovation Award, SDA Bocconi School of Management, 2008