Biography

Economist, Director of the Program for Education in Economic and Social Sciences at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and faculty member at the same university. He holds a degree in Economics and Banking from the University of Siena and a Master’s in Economics from the London School of Economics. He worked at the Research Department of the Bank of Italy (1981–1987) and at Eni (1987–1988). He served as Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund, Special Commissioner for the Review of Public Spending under the Letta and Renzi governments, Executive Director on the Board of the International Monetary Fund, and Senator of the Italian Republic.