Vittorio Grilli

Director General, Ministry of Economics and Finance

Born in Milan on 19th May 1957. Holds a degree in Discipline Economiche e Sociali from "Luigi Bocconi" University (Mi) and a Ph.D. in Economics from University of Rochester, NY.

Major Appointments

Since May 2005 Director General of the Treasury - Ministry of Economy and Finance of Italy. Since December 2005 he is president of the Fondazione Italian Institute of Technology (IIT). From July 2002 to May 2005 Ragioniere Generale dello Stato (General Accountant of the Italian State) - Ministry of Economy and Finance of Italy. From 2001 to 2002 Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston, London. From 1994 to 2000 Head of the Department of Economics and Financial Analysis and Privatizations at the Italian Ministry of the Treasury, Budget and Financial Programming. From 1990 to 1994 "Woolwich Professor of Financial Economics", University of London, Birkbeck College, UK. From 1986 to 1990 Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, Yale University - USA.

Furthermore, currently he is : Chairman of the FSC (Financial Services Committeee) - of European Council. Vice - Chairman of EFC - Economic and Financial Committee - of European Commission Member of Aspen Institute Italia.

Board Member of :

* Cassa Depositi e Prestiti * Foundation Istituto Nazionale di Genetica Molecolare - INGM * Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa

He has been Commissioner of the Fondazione Italian Institute of Technology from March 2004 to October 2005. He served as Chairman of the OECD Privatisation Network. He served as Board Member in several listed and non-listed Companies. Winner of the "Ezio Tarantelli" Prize, Edition 2004, for the best economic idea.

He is the author of several articles an books including :

Macroeconomics : An European Approach, Macmillan, 1994 (with Robert Barro). Establishing a Central Bank : Issues in Europe and Lessons from the US, Cambridge University Press, 1992 (with M. Canzoneri and P. Masson). The New Transatlantic Economy, CEPR, 1996 (with M. Canzoneri, W. Ethier). Is Bigger Better ? The Economics of EC Enlargement, CEPR, Report No. 3 on Monitoring European Integration, October 1992. Making Sense of Subsidiarity : How Much Centralization for Europe ?, CEPR Report No. 4 on Monitoring European Integration, November 1992.