Who is Fabio Panetta, the Governor of the Bank of Italy

Fabio Panetta holds the position of Governor of the Bank of Italy from November 1, 2023. The appointment will crown a life spent on the central bank.

After graduating in Economics and Commerce at the Luiss University of Rome In 1982, Panetta continued her training abroad, with a Master of Science in Monetary Economics at the London School of Economics and a PhD in economics and finance at the London Business School.

At the Bank of Italy arrives in 1985 Becoming head of the Monetary and Financial Directorate (1999), head of the Conjuncture and Monetary Policy Studies Service (2007), Central Director for the coordination of the participation of the Bank of Italy in the Eurosistem (2011), deputy general manager (2012) and General Manager and President of the Institute for Supervisory Supervisory (in 2019).

In January 2020 he also held an assignment within the ECB becoming a member of the Executive committee of the European Central Bankassignment that maintained until October 2023. A period during which he actively contributed to the eurozone monetary policy decisions and played a key role in the development of the digital euro.

The appointment as governor arrived on June 27, 2023 when the Council of Ministers He designated him as a successor of Ignazio Visco.