Guido Carlomagno is currently working as a portfolio manager for an asset management company based in Milan, Italy. He has 8+ years of professional experience in the investment industry, specializing in macro research and analysis, mid-small cap equity selection and trading, alternative investing. He is also well versed in the fields of startups and venture capital. He graduated with honors (both B.Sc. and M.Sc.) in Economics, Corporate Finance and International Management from “LUISS Guido Carli University” in Rome. With a Ph.D. in Political Economy and Public Governance, his research interests include: income distribution dynamics in a global economy; central banking in an era of liquidity trap; unconventional monetary policies and financial assets inflation; possible scenarios for reforms of the international monetary system; complementary currencies in an era of global financial crisis and credit crunch; peer-to-peer financing and investing; blockchain technology applications in the field of fintech; cryptocurrencies as an asset class.