Francesco Billari

At-a-Glance

Serves as Rector of Bocconi University, appointed June 2022 and took office November 2022 for the 2022/2024 period.
Holds a position as Professor of Demography in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at Bocconi University.
Appointed Fellow of the British Academy in 2014.
Received the Clifford C. Clogg Award for Mid-Career Achievement from the Population Association of America in 2012.
Previously headed the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford and was a Professorial Fellow at Nuffield College.
Served as President of the European Association for Population Studies and the Italian Association for Population Studies.
Earned a PhD in Demography from the University of Padua in 1998 and a degree in Political Economy from Bocconi University in 1994.

Biography

Francesco C. Billari is an Italian sociologist and demographer, currently serving as the Rector of Bocconi University in Milan. He is also a Professor of Demography in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the university. Billari is a Fellow of the British Academy, recognized for his research contributions on demography, life courses, sociology, and social policies.