Luana Zaccaria is an Assistant Professor of Finance and a Research Affiliate at EIEF and CEPR. She holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the London School of Economics and has an academic background from London Business School and Bocconi University. Her research spans corporate finance, entrepreneurial finance, and household finance, with publications in top-tier journals including Review of Finance, Management Science, Journal of Corporate Finance, and Journal of Financial Economics. A recipient of multiple best paper awards, she has presented her work extensively at international conferences and is actively involved in academic service and seminar organization. Prior to academia, she worked as a portfolio manager and is a CFA Charterholder.