Salvatore Rossi
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Born | 1949-01-06 Bari, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Alma mater | University of Bari |
Member of | Italian International Affairs Institute |
Salvatore Rossi is an Italian central banker who attended the 2018 Bilderberg.[1][2]
Education
He graduated in Mathematics at the University of Bari in 1975. He ten studied economics at the International Monetary Fund and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Career
Rossi began his career at the Bank of Italy in 1976. He held various positions, including head of the Economic Research Department in 2000. Between 2007 and 2011, he was chief economist in the economic research and international relations area. In 2011, he was appointed secretary general and advisor to the governing board, where he focused on economic policy matters.
From January 2012 to May 2013, Rossi was deputy governor and a member of the governing board of the Bank of Italy. Between May 2013 and May 2019, he held the position of senior deputy governor of the Bank of Italy and also was president of the Italian Institute for the Supervision of Insurance.[2]
Rossi has participated in academic activities, teaching courses and leading seminars at the University of Rome Tor Vergata and the University of Bari. From January 2013 to February 2016, he was a member of the Fondo Strategico Italiano and is currently a senior fellow at the LUISS School of European Political Economy.[3]
Between May 2012 and March 2019, Rossi was a member of the foundation board of the International Centre for Monetary and Banking Studies in Geneva. He is also a member of the board of governors of Fondazione Giovanni Agnelli[4] and sits on the board of the Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF).[5]
In March 2019, Rossi resigned from the Bank of Italy, where he had been second-in-command to Governor Ignazio Visco. His resignation occurred amid political pressure for leadership changes at the central bank. He was succeeded by Fabio Panetta.[6]
In March 2013, the then-president of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano, included Rossi in a group of ten advisors tasked with drafting a policy platform for a new Italian government.[3]
Rossi was appointed as chairman of Telecom Italia (TIM) in October 2019.[4] In December 2023, Rossi announced he would not seek reappointment as chairman of TIM's board when his term concluded in April 2024. This decision coincided with internal disagreements, particularly with TIM's largest shareholder, Vivendi.[5]
Event Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Bilderberg/2018 | 7 June 2018 | 10 June 2018 | Italy Turin Hotel Torino Lingotto Congress | The 66th Bilderberg Meeting, in Turin, Italy, known for months in advance after an unprecedented leak by the Serbian government. |
References
- ↑ Bank biography
- ↑ a b https://www.bancaditalia.it/chi-siamo/storia/governatori-direttori-generali/direttori-generali/salvatore-rossi/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bancaditalia.it%2Fchi-siamo%2Fstoria%2Fgovernatori-direttori-generali%2Fdirettori-generali%2Fsalvatore-rossi%2Findex.html%3Fcom.dotmarketing.htmlpage.language%3D1
- ↑ a b BBC News - Italy: Napolitano invites 'select group' on cabinet
- ↑ a b https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/TELECOM-ITALIA-S-P-A-102978/news/Telecom-Italia-appoints-former-top-Bank-of-Italy-official-Rossi-as-chairman-29428875/
- ↑ a b https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/telecom-italia-chair-set-leave-job-vivendi-readies-legal-battle-2023-12-13/
- ↑ http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Onorificenze.aspx?pag=0&qIdOnorificenza=&cognome=Rossi&nome=Salvatore&daAnno=1800&aAnno=2018&luogoNascita=&testo=&ordinamento=2