Velletri (Rome) Italie, 1946
Formation: Université de Rome et Collège de l’Europe de Bruges, diplômes en économie.
Carrière:
1971-1977 Various positions with Italcable Spa of Rome (an international telecommunications company that is now part of Telecom Italia).
Octobre 1977-1984 Economist in the Commission’s department for Economic and Financial Affairs (budgetary policies, monitoring of the Italian economy, short-term forecasts, European Monetary System and the Ecu).
1985-1987 Member of the Commission’s Spokesman Group with responsibility for economic and monetary affairs, regional policy, credit and investment, small and medium-sized enterprises (the portfolios of Commissioners Alois Pfeiffer and Abel Matutes).
1988-1995 Head of the “Economic Forecasts” and “Macro-Economic policy analysis” units of the Commission’s department for Economic and Financial Affairs. In 1992, he studied local development issues in the USA during a three months trip across 18 states, thanks to Eisenhower Fellowship.
1996-juin 1999 Director in the European Commission’s “Budget” department, with responsibility for the “Resources” Directorate.
Juin 1999- fin 1999 Deputy Head of the Office of Commission President Romano Prodi.
Janvier 2000-Juin 2002 Head the department “Entreprise”
Juillet 2002-Mars 2010 In charge of the department for « Information Society and Media ». This department is responsible for developing and overseeing European regulatory policies for electronic communications and for the audiovisual sector, as well as promoting a faster take up of Information and Communication technologies throughout the European Union.
April 2010- President of the International Institute of Communications, London