Dr Riccardo Natoli is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Economics and Finance in the Victoria University Business School (VUBS). Previously, he has held roles as the Deputy Director (Research Training) with ISILC as well as HDR Coordinator and Postgraduate Coordinator in VUBS. He is the author of 40 publications comprising 36 journal articles. Dr Natoli’s publications have appeared in top tier journals as ranked by Scimago and ABDC. He has received competitive research grants totalling $1.52 million of which $1.23 million has been received externally (e.g. Victorian Higher Education Strategic Investment Fund, AFAANZ, CPA Australia, Infotecture and CAANZ).

As a senior academic in the Victoria University Business School, Riccardo’s research focuses on the following areas:

• corporate governance

• economic development at the regional, national and international level;

• tourism economics

• social procurement

Riccardo is on the editorial boards of two ABDC A-rank journals.

He has also taught postgraduate and undergraduate units in business research, finance, risk management, statistics and quantitative analysis at Victoria University and is currently involved in supervising postgraduate PhD and DBA students. Riccardo also coordinates the Victoria University Undergraduate Units:

• BEO2000 Financial Institutions and Monetary Theory.

• BEO2002 International Business Context.