Dr. Giuseppe Pezzulli
Bepi Pezzulli is an Associate Professor of leadership for advanced project management and STEM professionals, negotiations, and change management in the Leadership and People Management Department of UCW’s MBA program.
He holds degrees from University of Rome, LUISS (Master of Laws with a concentration in Economics), New York University (Master of Laws) and Columbia University (Juris Doctor), where he was appointed a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
He qualified as an Attorney at Law in New York (1999-2019), an Avvocato in Italy (2002-2014) and a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales (2014-2025).
Professor Pezzulli operates at the nexus of finance, technology and public policy, shaping strategic outcomes in complex regulatory environments. His expertise spans capital markets, digital innovation and geopolitical risk. With a background in law, finance and corporate leadership, he bridges private sector dynamism and government policy. His work informs both corporate strategy and institutional reform.
Expertise and Experience
Professor Pezzulli is a recognized authority in strategic advisory at the intersection of finance, technology and public policy. His professional career spans investment management, corporate finance, cross-border M&A and global risk, with senior roles in both multilateral financial institutions and multinational corporations.
He practiced corporate law at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Shearman & Sterling LLP (now A&O Shearman) in New York, before moving into managerial positions at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and BlackRock in London. He has also served on several corporate boards and advisory councils.
Professor Pezzulli has advised governments on regulatory reform, digital sovereignty and the modernization of capital markets. His academic work focuses on the institutional, legal, economic and technical infrastructures that support financial innovation and economic security.
In recent years, he has emerged as a leading expert in crypto finance, advising public and private institutions on digital asset regulation, asset tokenization and blockchain infrastructure.
Publications and Scholarly Activity
Books
- L'altra Brexit [An Alternative View of Brexit] Class Publishing House, 2018
- Capitali coraggiosi - Un viaggio nella finanza privata dalle strade di San Francisco ai grattacieli di Wall Street [Capitals Courageous - A Financial Journey from the Streets of San Francisco to the Skyscrapers of Wall Street] Armando Publishing House, 2023
Papers
- The Recovery of the City of London's Competitive Advantage in Global Capital Markets: Renouncing Inherited EU Law to Restore English Common Law 62 VA. J. OF INT'L L. ONLINE 33 (2021) (with R. Tenconi)
- Deterrenza e fuoco amico. L'effetto delle sanzioni internazionali sul debito estero della Russia e l'ordine finanziario globale [Deterrence and Friendly Fire. Effects of International Sanctions on Russia's Foreign Debt and the Global Financial Order] DIALOGHI DIR. ECON. (April 2022) (with A. Lupoi)
- Un passo di lato e un balzo in avanti. La Brexit ha incentivato il Regno Unito ad abbracciare le "transizioni gemelle", ma sono le riforme legali e regolamentari a rendere Global Britain un successo [A Step Aside and a Leap Forward. As Brexit Incentivized the United Kingdom to Embrace the "Twin Transitions", Legal and Regulatory Reforms Are Needed to Make Global Britain a Success] DIALOGHI DIR. ECON. (July 2022) (with R. Tenconi)
- Contratto sociale, redistribuzione ed efficienza: Il caso per la Flat Tax. Una tassa da terza via? [Social Contract, Redistribution, Efficiency: The Case for a Flat Tax. Taxation for the Third Way?] 4 INNOVAZIONE DIR. 43 (2022)
- La caduta dei Titani (bancari): storia idiosincratica o rischio sistemico? [The Fall of the (Banking) Titans: Idiosyncratic Story or Systemic Risk?] DIALOGHI DIR. ECON. (May 2023)
- Surviving the Stampede: Market-Based Resolutions Vis-à-Vis Overregulation 64 VA. J. OF INT'L L. ONLINE 1 (2023)
- "Long Live the Lords!" Tradition, Reform, and the Enduring Balance of British Democracy THE SAIS REV. OF INT'L AFFS. (December 2024)
- The British Cession of Chagos Islands to Mauritius: A Strategic Territory in the Crosshair of Virtue-Signalling THE FLETCHER F. OF WORLD AFFS. (December 2024)
- Innovation Trumps Control: The Presidential Pivot in US Digital Assets Policy 40 J. OF INT'L BANKING L. & REG. 178 (Issue 5, 2025) (with M. Vincenti)
- ESG: From Hype to Scrutiny—Legal Challenges to Fiduciary Duties and Shareholder Value 40 J. OF ENV'T L. & LIT.
- President Trump's Digital Fort Knox: Reasserting American Financial Leadership Through the Commodification of Bitcoin 40 J. OF INT'L BANKING L. & REG. 225 (Issue 6, 2025)
Media Presence
His analyses appear on international media, including CNBC, Rai News, Sky News, NATO Defense College Found’n, The Critic and Bloomberg.
Awards
- In-House Community Award 2016 (In-House Counsel of the Year)
- GC Power List 2016
- Professional Excellency Award Proiezioni di Borsa 2021
