Stefano Bandecchi

{{Short description|Italian entrepreneur}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Stefano Bandecchi

|image = Sindaco-Stefano-Bandecchi (cropped).png

|office = Mayor of Terni

|term_start = 31 May 2023

|term_end =

|predecessor = Leonardo Latini

|successor =

|office2 = President of the Province of Terni

|term_start2 = 31 March 2025

|term_end2 =

|predecessor2 = Laura Pernazza

|successor2 =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|04|04|df=y}}

|birth_place = Livorno, Italy

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Popular Alternative

|alma_mater =

|profession = Entrepreneur

}}

Stefano Bandecchi (born 4 April 1961) is an Italian politician and entrepreneur.

A member and coordinator of the centrist party Popular Alternative,{{cite web|url=https://www.ansa.it/canale_legalita_scuola/notizie/postit/2022/06/16/alternativa-popolare-stefano-bandecchi-e-il-nuovo-coordinatore_16514ecd-018f-49d6-b426-64b332551ff1.html|title=Alternativa Popolare, Stefano Bandecchi è il nuovo coordinatore|website=Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata|date=16 June 2022|access-date=7 June 2023}} he holds the office of Mayor of Terni since 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rainews.it/tgr/umbria/articoli/2023/05/terni-927-schede-bandecchi-masselli-2b25bdb4-8590-4fd6-8241-b7185abc046c.html|website=rainews.it|title=Stefano Bandecchi è il nuovo sindaco di Terni: ottiene il 54,62%. Masselli ottiene il 45,38%|date=29 May 2023|access-date=7 June 2023}}

He founded the Niccolò Cusano University in 2006 and has been president of Ternana Calcio since 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.open.online/2023/05/29/elezioni-comunali-terni-stefano-bandecchi-sindaco/|title=Chi è Stefano Bandecchi, il neosindaco di Terni che non si accontenta: "Ora mi prendo l’Umbria, poi Roma"|website=open.online|date=29 May 2023|access-date=7 June 2023}}

In March 2025, Bandecchi was elected president of the Province of Terni.{{Cite web|url=https://www.provincia.terni.it/portal/-/-provincia-di-terni-notizie-stefano-bandecchi-proclamato-oggi-nuovo-presidente-della-provincia-di-terni|title=Stefano Bandecchi proclamato oggi nuovo Presidente della Provincia di Terni|publisher=Provincia di Terni}}