Gianluca Santilli is a Research Fellow at the University of Milan (Italy), and a Teaching Assistant in Financial Markets and Institutions at the University of Roma Tre (Italy). He gained his Ph.D. in Banking and Finance at the University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy). He graduated in Finance at the University of Roma Tre (Italy). He also holds a second level Master in Finance and Sustainable Development from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan (Italy). His research interests focus on the themes of sustainable finance, digitalisation of financial services, as well as bank regulation. His works have been presented to research conferences and published in international academic journals. He previously worked for primary financial institutions.