After graduating in 1986 in Economics and Business from Luiss University and a brief period at the Montedison Study Centre (FOR), my more than thirty years of experience at Consob began, where I am currently Director in the Staff of the Secretary General.
In recent years I have worked in the technical staff of the Presidency, the Directorate General, the General Secretariat and the Division responsible for the supervision of financial markets, acquiring transversal skills in the field of regulation, supervision and research.
I contributed to the study and launch of the first Consob initiatives of financial education and institutional communication (portal and newsletter) and I have participated in many working groups and coordination activities; most recently, in the field of: sustainable finance; revival of the competitiveness of capital markets; data classification and digital services in collaboration with the National Cybersecurity Agency; FinTech (Consob’s LiftTech group). I also deal with the Institute’s three-year strategic planning.
I am convinced that knowledge and awareness are, even in the financial field, a fundamental safeguard for the protection of individual rights, necessary for strengthening the system’s safeguards ensured by the rules on the proper functioning of the financial market, and rendering them even more effective.
It is important that the dissemination of knowledge is able to reach citizens, taking into account their different characteristics, exploring appropriate languages and information channels even for technically complex sectors, such as finance and investments.
For years now, Consob has based its financial education initiatives on a methodology that combines the analysis of the data collected, thanks also to periodic surveys, with a multidisciplinary approach, based on the indications of cognitive and behavioural sciences. Research and experimentation in collaboration with Universities, schools, public and private entities have in fact given rise to differentiated programmes for young people and adults, ranging from awareness to edutainment.
The establishment and strengthening of the Committee represent an important junction to make the work of public institutions increasingly effective and united, aimed at enhancing the financial skills of savers and investors. I’m excited to be a part of it.