Personale docente

Born in Parma on 10 October 1962, he graduated in 1987 in Economics and Business (“Economia e Commercio”) at the University of Parma.

Researcher in Business Economics (“Economia Aziendale”) in 1991 at the University of Parma, he continued his academic activity as Associate Professor at the University of Macerata from 1998 to 2001, the year from which he became Full Professor in Business Economics (“Economia Aziendale”) at the University of Parma.

Among the positions held by prof. Andrei remember the following:

• Rector of the University of Parma from November 1^st, 2017 to October 31^st, 2023
• Coordinator of the Ministerial Commission for Universities Accounting Systems (representing the CRUI - Conference of Italian Universities Rectors) from October 11^th, 2019 to June 11^th, 2024
• Elected member of the CRUI Council - Conference of Italian Universities Rectors - from February 4^th, 2021, and Vice President of the same Council from May 17^th, 2023 to October 31^st, 2023 
• Member of the Academic Board of the PhD in "Advanced Research in Economics and Management", University of Parma
• Member of the Academic Board of the PhD program in "Economics" (2008-2010) and in "Economics and Management of Innovation and Sustainability" (2013-2025).
• Coordinator of the PhD program in "Identifying and Communicating Corporate Values", University of Parma (2002-2006)
• Director of the Department of Economics at the University of Parma (2011-2012)
• Pro-Rector with responsibility for teaching affairs at the University of Parma (2003-2010)
• Coordinator of the "Gino Zappa" Business Research Area of the Department of Economics, University of Parma (2007-2010 and 2013-2016)
• Supervisor of the master’s degree in "Administration and Business Management" at the Faculty of Economics, University of Parma. (2008-2010)
• President of the “IT and Library Services Centre” of the Faculty of Economics, University of Parma (2007-2008)
• Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economics, University of Parma (2002-2006)
• Member of the “Evaluation board” (“Nucleo di valutazione”) at the University of Parma (1998-2000)
• President of "MUNUS" Community Foundation of Parma – Philanthropic Organization from February 20^th 2025
• President of the “Cassa di Risparmio di Parma and Monte di Credito su Pegno di Busseto” Foundation (November 2013 – October 2017)

He is currently a member of the following scientific associations and societies:

• Italian Academy of Business Economics (“Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale” – AIDEA). President of the Academy 2015-2017, Vice President in 2014
• Italian Society of Accounting History (“Società Italiana di Storia della Ragioneria” – SISR). (Member of the Governing Council of the Society 2005-2013, Vice President 2011-2013
• Italian Society of Teachers in Accounting and Business Economics (“Società Italiana dei Docenti di Ragioneria e di Economia Aziendale” – SIDREA)
• European Accounting Association - EAA
• American Accounting Association - AAA
• Association Francophone de Comptabilité – AFC
• Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research – CSEAR

RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Research interests are focused on corporate financial communication (both in Italian and international contexts); business administration; accounting history and corporate social responsibility, whit particular attention on social reporting. He has published widely in these fields, both monographs and articles.

He obtained with Massimo Sargiacomo and Stefania Servalli the "Thomas J. Burns Biographical Research Award 2014" of the Academy of Accounting Historians for the article published in 2012 in the Accounting History Review entitled "Fabio Besta: accounting thinker and accounting history pioneer".

Member of the Scientific Committee of various national and international journals and editorial series specialized in Accounting, Management and Business Economics, he held the role of Chief Editor of the series "Determinazione e Comunicazione del valore nelle aziende", Giappichelli, Turin (2012-2015).