Pietro A. Bianchi Fedrigoni joined the Department of Accounting at Bocconi University in 2024. Prior to this, he worked at Florida International University, where he was promoted to Associate Professor in the summer of 2024, as well as at the University of South Florida and the University of Miami. His teaching expertise includes cost accounting and financial accounting. Pietro earned his Ph.D. from IE Business School in Spain. His research interests encompass auditing, corporate governance, social network analysis, and financial reporting for private firms with an international focus. His work has been presented at numerous national and international conferences and published in top accounting journals, including Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, and European Accounting Review. Pietro has received multiple awards for his research, teaching, and service. He also serves on the editorial boards of several prominent accounting journals, including The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Accounting Horizons, and Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. Before entering academia, he worked for several accounting firms in Milan. He is a licensed Chartered Accountant (Dottore Commercialista) and Statutory Auditor (Revisore dei Conti) in Italy.