Laura Cavalli has a PhD in Economics and Finance of Public Administration from DEFAP. After more than ten years spent in academic research working on social issues employing both quantitative and qualitative method, from September 2017 she is senior researcher and project manager at Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, working on Sustainable Development and United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network Manager for Italy. Since 2017 she is Adjunct Professor at Catholic University of Milan in Managerial Economics.