The Bocconi Alumni Association (BAA) is the institution, together with the Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, which pursues the mission to be seen as a positive force in society, able to mobilize the energy of people who grew up culturally and professionally within the Bocconi world. The Bocconi Alumni Association aims to create a community of Alumni which contributes to the development and enhancement of the university, the students and civil society through projects, activities, studies and exchanges. The Association promotes the development of cultural and professional relations between Associates in order to increase and strengthen the membership base, and contributes to maintaining relationships between Bocconi Alumni, Members and the Bocconi University, the SDA Bocconi and other Schools. The Association is a non-profit organization, neither direct, nor indirect. It is divided into Areas and architect Francesca Piantavigna is Area Leader for Verona.