Ernesto Ugo Savona
Founder and director of Transcrime since 1994. Professor of Criminology at the Università Cattolica. Member of the Criminological Council at the Council of Europe. Consultant to the UN, EU and national governments. Editor-in-chief of the European Journal of Criminal Policy and Research.
Link to institutional website: https://www.transcrime.it/staff/ernesto-ugo-savona/
Michele Riccardi is Deputy Director at Transcrime. Adjunct Professor at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and University of Palermo. Expert in organized crime, money laundering, and financial crime. Co-founder of Crime&tech. Holds a PhD in Criminology.
Link to institutional website: https://www.transcrime.it/en/staff/michele-riccardi/
Michele Riccardi
Denise Pinton
Denise Pinton is a Project Officer at Transcrime. Graduated cum laude in Political Sciences and Human Rights (BA) and in International Relations (MA). Experienced in international cooperation.
Link to institutional website: https://www.transcrime.it/en/staff/denise-pinton/
Michael Lo Giudice is a researcher at Transcrime and PhD student in criminology. Holds an MSc in Economics and Political Science from Università degli Studi di Milano. Previously earned an HBA in Political Science from the University of Toronto.
Link to institutional website: https://www.transcrime.it/en/staff/michael-lo-giudice/
Michael Lo Giudice
Gergana Tsakova
Gergana Tsakova is a Data Scientist at Transcrime. Holds a master’s in Massive Data Analysis Technologies: Big Data at the University of Santiago de Compostela. Previously earned a bachelor’s in Business Informatics from the University of National and World Economy.
Link to institutional website: https://www.transcrime.it/en/staff/gergana-tsakova/
Lorena Axinte, researcher at Transcrime. Graduated in Law from Università degli Studi di Milano in 2023 with a criminological thesis. Currently completing a second-level Master’s in Forensic Psychopathology and Clinical Criminology at Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele.
Link to institutional website: https://www.transcrime.it/en/staff/lorena-axinte/
Lorena Axinte
