Office of the Director General

Director General

On 2 October 2024, the Board of Directors appointed Angelo Casertano, current Managing Director of the Research Services Division, as Director General pro tempore of the University of Milan. His term will end on 31 May 2025.

Via Festa del Perdono 7

Tel 02 503.12020 - Fax 02 503.12596
[email protected]

Angelo Casertano, current Managing Director of the Research Services Division, has been serving as interim Director General of the University of Milan since 2 October 2024.
After a degree in Foreign languages and literature, he started working at our University, where he specialised in research project management. Over the years, he took on increasing responsibilities in the management of programmes at university, national and international level (university and ministerial funds, PNRR, EU framework programmes, research contracts and agreements with companies and public entities) and our UNITECH platforms.
Among his roles at the University of Milan, Casertano was Head of the Technology Transfer Centre (2014-2017) and later sat on the Quality Assurance Board (2017-2023). He is one of the Senior Officers of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) and a member of the Research Observatory of the University of Milan.

Role and functions of the Director General

The Director General is responsible for the overall economic and financial management, administrative and technical processes and services, capital equipment and resources, and technical and administrative staff of the University.

A highly-qualified professional with a strong managerial track record, the Director General is appointed by the Board of Directors, on the proposal of the Rector, after consulting with the Academic Senate.

The functions of the Director General

The Director General’s functions are stated in Article 58 of the University Statute.

Secretariat

The Director General's Secretariat:

  • manages the Director General's institutional activities, taking care of his agenda, correspondence, meetings and trips
  • handles relations with the Rector's, Deputy Rectors' and office heads' secretariats
  • maintains  confidential records
  • manages the central desk that coordinates the activities of local help desks for administrative services.

Head of the Director General's Secretariat
Giusy D’Agostino
[email protected]
Tel: 02 503 12022


Stefania Bonacina
[email protected]
Tel: 02 503 12035

Director General - Staff Offices

Privacy and Research Ethics

Head of level-I staff unit: Paola Lupi

Tel 02 503.14600
Fax 02 503.14603

Health and Safety of People in the Workplace Environment

Head of level-I staff unit: Giancarlo Paolo Reverberi

Administration Quality and Process Control

Head of level-II staff unit: Olimpia Maria Teresa Garlaschi

Tel 02 503.13485/13487/13488/13496

Fax 02 503.13486

Prison Project Office

Office manager: Chiara Dell'Oca