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[email protected] PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ITALY’S MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE, Rome May 2006/present Director General, Head of Economic and Financial Analysis and Planning, Department of the Treasury Holds responsibility for macroeconomic forecasts, cyclical and structural analysis on the Italian and the international economy, and analysis on domestic and international monetary and financial issues. Coordinates the technical preparation of Italy‟s official economic and financial planning documents. Heads the Italian delegation at the Economic Policy Committee (EPC) of the European Union (May 2006- Dec 2009 and Jan 2012-present), where he was chairman (Jan 2010-Dec 2011) and vice-chair (Jan 2008-Dec 2009). As chairman of EPC, he attended Ecofin/Eurogroup meetings and moderated the Macro Economic Dialogue. He was also chair of the Lisbon Methodology WG (Nov 2006-Jan 2010). Heads the Italian delegation at the Economic Policy Committee (EPC), the Economic and Development Review Committee (EDRC) and the Working Party 1 (WP1) of the OECD, where he has been member of the WP1 Bureau since May 2007 and WP1 vice-chair since Oct 2007. BANK OF AMERICA, London May 1998/April 2006 Managing Director, Senior Economist & Co-Head of European Economics Held responsibility for economic analysis and forecasts on the European economies. Edited and wrote Bank of America‟s global weekly newsletter, wrote frequent economic briefs and contributed to a number of BoA research publications. Supported capital market and corporate banking activity by providing information, analysis, and economic forecasts, also via meetings/events with clients and frequent exposure to media.