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Avv. Paolo Palazzo
President 

A law graduate from the Catholic University of Milan, he began his career as a lawyer specializing in civil and corporate law. He is a founding partner of a coaching firm specializing in management skills development and has been working as an Executive Coach certified by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) for nearly 20 years. He coaches C-level managers and executives from various industries. He has been President of the Campus Bio-Medico Association for three years.

Dott.ssa Giorgia Zecchel
Vice President

Human Resources Professional, ICF Certified Trainer and Coach with over twenty-five years of experience developing the potential of individuals and organizations. She has held senior positions at companies such as Ascon Tecnologic, Fondazione Politecnico di Milano, Assolombarda Servizi, Happy Child, and Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma.
Today, she supports managers, teams, and professionals as a Career & Business Coach, focusing on conscious leadership, purpose, and emotional intelligence. She collaborates as a lecturer with the POLIMI Graduate School of Management and is dedicated to designing training programs that promote well-being, growth, and collaboration.

Dott. Andrea Rossi
Chief Executive Officer and General Manager

Degree in Economics and Business – LUISS. He has held roles of increasing importance within UCBM: Assistant to the Manager of the Economic-Financial Area; Operational Secretary of the Administrative Directorate; Economic-financial coordinator; Manager in charge of the economic-financial area; Administrative Director of the Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital, board member of UCBM and member of the Executive Committee. He is a member of the CODAU Board (Representative of Non-State Universities). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the IPE Business School, of the Fondazione ITS Meccatronico del Lazio and of Brain Innovation and Heremos Srl

Prof.ssa Nicoletta Di Simone
Director of the Board

Full Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Humanitas University in Milan, where she directs the School of Specialization in Gynecology and Obstetrics. At Humanitas she is responsible for the Multidisciplinary Center for Pregnancy Pathology (Humanitas San Pio X Milan) and the Multidisciplinary Center for Menopause (Humanitas Rozzano Clinical Institute). International researcher in the fields of infertility, recurrent miscarriage, premature birth, endometriosis, autoimmune diseases, menopause and adolescence. Her studies on antibodies and antiphospholipids and on the intestinal microbiota have opened new paths in the treatment of pregnancy pathologies.

Professor Di Simone has over 35 years of clinical experience gained at the Policlinico Gemelli and Humanitas.

Graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome, she specialized in Gynecology and Obstetrics and obtained a PhD at La Sapienza University in Rome, perfecting her training at Harvard Medical School in Boston.

During her career, she has held important roles at the Policlinico Gemelli in Rome, where she was Associate Professor and directed operational units dedicated to women's and children's health. In 2011, she was awarded the title of Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for her numerous scientific contributions.

Dott.ssa Sara Galluzzo
Director of the Board

MD Campus Bio-Medico University, PhD UCBM/ Columbia University (NY). Medical Director at the Italian Medicines Agency, Medicines Innovation and Strategy Sector, Centralized Procedures Office. Delegate at the EMA (European Task Force for the development and evaluation of drugs and vaccines for SARS-CoV2 / Member of the Scientific Advice Working Party / Member of the PDCO). Senior consultant for WHO for biotechnology products. In AIFA she collaborate with the Research and Clinical Trials Office; with the Health Technology Assessment office in support of the Technical-Scientific Commission and the Price and Reimbursement Committee. She was an "observer" for AIFA at the Phase I Commission of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (2015-2017).

Prof.ssa Cristina Masella
Director of the Board

Engineer - Milan Polytechnic. Full Professor of Management Engineering at the Milan Polytechnic. Rector's Delegate for Budget and Management Control and Scientific Responsible of the Digital Health Observatory. Her research interests are related to the management of innovations in Healthcare. Over the years she has explored issues of Health Technology Assessment with a specific focus on telemedicine services. More recently she has dealt with organizational networks for chronic conditions, digital health and empowerment, models of co-production of services.

Prof. Rocco Papalia
Rector

Rector of UCBM Since November 1, 2025, he has been a Full Professor of Orthopedics and Traumatology. He graduated with honors in 2001 and obtained a specialization, PhD, and Master's degree in Healthcare. With a career entirely built within theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, coordinates the specialist teaching, clinical research and surgical activity of the Policlinico, with over 300 scientific papers and international awards.

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