Francesco is an Associate Professor at Rotman. and is a former recipient of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and the GBC Instructor Award for Full-Time Courses. Francesco has diverse research interests, and has papers published in a variety of top journals including: Management Science, MIT Sloan Management Review, Nature Reviews Physics, The Accounting Review, Journal of Financial Economics, Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal of International Business Studies, Marketing Science, and Production and Operations Management. Most recently, his research has focused on the economics of quantum technologies. This research includes his co-authored work on quantum economic advantage, the commerical applications of quantum computing, and the economics of open-source quantum computing. Francesco was also previously involved in Rotman’s Creative Destruction Lab as the Chief Quantum Economist for its quantum stream and the Academic Lead for CDL-Toronto.