Corrado Passera

Corrado Passera      (banker, businessman)
Born	30 December 1954 Como, Lombardy, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Alma mater	Bocconi University, Wharton School
Children	4 children
Spouse	Giovanna Salza
Member of	WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow/1993
Interests	McKinsey
Party	Independent, Unique Italy
Italian Bilderberg banker who was Minister of Economic Development and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport in deep politician Mario Monti "non partisan" and "technocrat" cabinet.  Italy/Minister of Infrastructure and Transport In office 16 November 2011 - 28 April 2013  Italy/Minister of Economic Development In office 16 November 2011 - 28 April 2013

Corrado Passera is an Italian banker who was Minister of Economic Development and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport in deep politician Mario Monti "non partisan" and "technocrat" cabinet.

Education

After graduating in business administration from the Luigi Bocconi University of Economics in Milan, Passera completed his Master of Business Administration at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1980.

Banking Career

He then worked at McKinsey & Company for five years. He then worked at Carlo De Benedetti's CIR Group until 1990, ending up as General Director. In 1991 he became general director of the publishing house Arnoldo Mondadori Editore and then of the media company Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso. At the same time, he was co-chairman of the board of Olivetti from 1992 to 1996, a company that was significantly transformed during this time. in 1996, Passera took over the management of Banco Ambrosiano, which he merged with the Milan Savings Bank in 1998 to form Banca Intesa.

In 1998 he was appointed head of the Italian Post Office. In the following four years, he restructured the company, whose services were also extended to banking. After the restructuring, during which around 20,000 jobs were lost, it made profits for the first time in 2002.

Passera returned to Banca Intesa as chairman of the board, which he merged in 2006 with the Turin-based credit institution Sanpaolo IMI to form the second largest Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo. In 2008 and 2009 he was involved in the re-establishment of the airline Alitalia.

Political Career

On 16 November 2011, Corrado Passera was appointed minister in the deep politician Mario Monti's "non-partisan" and "technocrat" government. He took over the leadership of the Ministry of Economic Development (Industry and Trade) and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. In the latter ministry, a deputy minister carried out most of the official duties under Passera's supervision.

On 23 February 2014, Corrado Passera founded the political movement Italia Unica and he announced his intention to run for Mayor of Milan in the upcoming local elections. However, a year later, he withdrew from the mayoral race, simultaneously announcing his support for the official center-right coalition candidate, Stefano Parisi. On 30 September 2016, the National Assembly of Italia Unica decided to dissolve the party.

Other roles

• Member of the Board of Directors at Bocconi University and the Fondazione Teatro alla Scala.
• Member of the Board of Directors of the armaments manufacturer Finmeccanica and Crédit Agricole in Paris.
• Advisor and member of the Executive Committee of the Italian Banking Association.
• Member of the International Advisory Board of McKinsey & Company, the Wharton School of Philadelphia, and the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa.
• Member of the Board of the International Institute of Finance in Washington, D.C.
• Member of the General Council of the Giorgio Cini Foundation in Venice.
• Member of the International Business Council and the Global Agenda Councils of the World Economic Forum.
• Since February 22, 2019, he has served as the President of the Imola International Academy Foundation “Incontri con il Maestro”.

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/2003	15 May 2003	18 May 2003	France Versailles	The 51st Bilderberg, in Versailles, France
Bilderberg/2004	3 June 2004	6 June 2004	Italy Stresa	The 52nd such meeting. 126 recorded guests
WEF/Annual Meeting/2004	21 January 2004	25 January 2004	World Economic Forum Switzerland	2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres.
WEF/Annual Meeting/2006	25 January 2006	29 January 2006	Switzerland	Both former US president Bill Clinton and Bill Gates pushed for public-private partnerships. Only a few of the over 2000 participants are known.
WEF/Annual Meeting/2007	24 January 2007	28 January 2007	Switzerland	Only the 449 public figures listed of ~2200 participants
WEF/Annual Meeting/2009	23 January 2009	27 January 2009	World Economic Forum Switzerland	Chairman Klaus Schwab outlined five objectives driving the Forum’s efforts to shape the global agenda, including letting the banks that caused the 2008 economic crisis keep writing the rules, the climate change agenda, over-national government structures, taking control over businesses with the stakeholder agenda, and a "new charter for the global economic order".
WEF/Annual Meeting/2011	26 January 2011	30 January 2011	World Economic Forum Switzerland	2229 guests in Davos, with the theme: "Shared Norms for the New Reality".
WEF/Annual Meeting/2013	23 January 2013	27 January 2013	World Economic Forum Switzerland	2500 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity"
WEF/Annual Meeting/2017	17 January 2017	20 January 2017	World Economic Forum Switzerland	2950 known participants, including prominently Bill Gates. "Offers a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to achieve common goals for greater societal leadership."

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