A professor and chair of the scientific committee at the SAA School of Management at the University of Turin, Paolo Turati has headed the SAA’s decentralized finance lab and the executive master’s program in “DeFi, Blockchain, and Fintech” since 2022. He holds a Ph.D. in the economics of art and has published *The Global Art Economy* (2021) and *Art for Sale* (2009). An avid pianist, he has practiced mountaineering, cycling, and off-road motorcycling.