SDA Bocconi has a well-established faculty in the research and teaching of sport and management.
The SKC is led by Dino Ruta.
The SKC team includes academics and professionals who have worked in sports and/or sport-related subjects for several years, covering different areas of expertise, which allow a comprehensive and in-depth perspective of the sport system and its actors.
The main areas of expertise of the SKC faculty members are the following:
- Administration, Finance and Control: Marco Morelli, Giovanni Tomasi
- Marketing: Piero Almiento, Armando Cirrincione, Maria Carmela Ostillio, Davide Reina, Luca Antonelli
- Leadership Organization & Human Resources: Dino Ruta, Chiara Bigotto, Lorenzo Caprara
- Public Administration: Marco Elefanti
- Strategy & Entrepreneurship: Mikkel Draebye, Antonio Palmieri
- Event Management: Deborah Raccagni, Giuseppe Rizzello
The know-how of the sport system in SDA Bocconi is a natural consequence of the in-depth knowledge developed over the years through experiences and relationships with market leaders and key players of the international sport system. SDA Bocconi boast a wide and high profile network of sport organizations and brands like:
- AC Milan
- Adidas
- AEG
- ASOIF
- Bianchi
- CONI
- Ducati
- Ferrari
- FIFA
- Josoor Institute
- NBA
- Juventus FC
- FC Barcelona
- FC Internazionale Gazzetta dello Sport
- KPMG Sport Advisory
- IMG
- Infront
- La Liga Mediaset Premium
- NBPA
- OPTA
- RCS Sport
- Ryder Cup
- Sky Sport
- UEFA
- Vero Volley
Executives that participated in our programs are:
- Andrea Bassani, Euroleague Basketball
- Stefano Capellini, Inter Campus
- Andrea Ceraico, Red Bull Italia
- Marcelo Cordeiro, IMG
- Dennis De Munck, Ferrari
- Daniele Denegri, Green Media Lab
- Ebru Koksal, Women in Football
- Juan Marin, La Liga
- Claudio Masnata, Bianchi
- Gianpaolo Montali, Ryder Cup Rome 2022
- Fabio Napoli, RCS MediaGroup
- Umberto Pieraccioni, FameBridge
- Ginelle Polini, Perform
- Ilaria Quattrociocche, FC Internazionale
- Francesco Ricci Bitti, ASOIF
- Marco Rota, Infront
- Simone Santini, Adidas
- Andrea Sartori, KPMG Sports Advisory Practice
- Javier Sobrino, FC Barcelona
- Flavio Tranquillo, SKY Sport
- Giusy Virelli, RCS Sport
- Alberto Zamboni, FIGC
- Matteo Zuretti, NBPA
Besides organizations and brands, SDA Bocconi hosted important personalities, athletes and coaches, in our initiatives:
- Javier Zanetti (football)
- Marcello Lippi (football)
- Sandro Campagna (Waterpolo)
- Niccolò Campriani (shooting)
- Ivan Ramiro Cordoba (football)
- Alessandro Costacurta (football)
- Aleksandar Djordjevic (basketball)
- Ciro Ferrara (football)
- Margherita Granbassi (fencing)
- Pasquale Gravina (volleyball)
- Daniele Massaro (football)
- Daniele Molmenti (kayak)
- Gianpaolo Montali (volleyball)
- Paolo Nicolai (beach volley)
- Dan Peterson (basketball)
- Simone Pianigiani (basketball)
- Riccardo Pittis (basketball)
- Gianmarco Pozzecco (basketball)
- Gianluca Vialli (football)
- Giusy Versace (paralympic athlete).