Matteo Lorito

Professor Matteo Lorito, born in Salerno in 1961, is the rector of the University of Naples Federico II. He has held the positions of Director of the Department of Arboriculture, Botanicals and Plant Pathology; Erasmus Delegate, Faculty of Agriculture; Director of the Doctorate in Agrobiology and Agrochemistry; Chairman of the Doctorate Programme in Agricultural and Agricultural Sciences; Chairman of the Bachelor’s Degrees in Agricultural, Forestry and Environmental Sciences; Coordinator of the Biology and Protection of Agricultural and Forestry Systems Section of the Agriculture Department; Designated Chairman of the School of Agriculture and Veterinary Science; elected member of the Academic Senate (Representative of Full Professors, then Representative of the Department Heads); Member of the Scientific Committee of the Quality Presidium; Deputy Coordinator of the Statutes and Regulations Committee; Elected Member of the Board and Vice-President of the Italian Society of Plant Pathology; and President of the Italian Society of Plant Pathology (2020-today). Since 2020, he has been the Rector of the University of Naples Federico II. He has been Chairman of the Agritech Foundation since 2022.