Chair of the Supervisory Board

Education

1989

Master’s degree (M. Phil) in Economics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

1987

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy

Professional career

Since January 2019

Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (ECB)

2011-18

Chairperson, European Banking Authority (EBA)

2008-11

Head of the Supervisory Regulations and Policies Department, Banca d’Italia

2004-08

Secretary General of the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) and Company Secretary of CEBS Secretariat Limited

2003-04

Head of Financial Supervision Division, Directorate Financial Stability and Supervision, ECB

2001-03

Principal, Secretary of the Banking Supervision Committee (BSC) of the European System of Central Banks, Directorate Financial Stability and Supervision, ECB

1999-2001

Expert and then Senior Expert in Macroprudential Analysis in the Banking and Financial Issues Unit, Prudential Supervision Division, ECB

1996-99

Senior Economist in the Financial Structures Unit, Directorate Monetary and Financial Sector, Directorate General Research, Banca d’Italia

1988-96

Economist in the Banking Research Division and then in the Competition Policy Division, Regulation and General Affairs Department, Directorate General Banking and Financial Supervision, Banca d’Italia

Other posts

1995

Advisor to Italian Prime Minister Lamberto Dini, seconded from the Banca d’Italia