He joined Ivey in 2010 after being a Postdoctoral Fellow at the UCLA Anderson School. Alessandro's research is in the field of behavioral finance, with special focus on consumer financial decision-making. His work has been published in top-tier academic journals such as The Journal of Financial Economics and the Journal of Economic Perspectives. His research has also been covered by, among others, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Money Magazine, The Globe and Mail, National Post, Montreal Gazette and MacLean's. He has been an Academic Board Member for the ING Institute for Retirement Research and one of the Academic Advisors for the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).