Piero Schlesinger

Piero Schlesinger (19 May 1930 – 14 March 2020) was an Italian jurist, banker, lawyer and academic who served as president of the Banca Popolare di Milano from 1971 to 1993.

Career Piero Schlesinger graduated in jurisprudence in Turin.

Manuale di diritto privato, the academic textbook of private law he co-authored with , is considered one of the most studied and influential of its kind in Italy.

Alongside his academic commitments, Schlesinger continued to practice both civil and corporate law, and held important positions in Italian banking institutions. He held its position continuously until 1993, except for a short time period between 1980 and 1981, during which he served as president of the Istituto Mobiliare Italiano, while being replaced by . Il Sole 24 Ore wrote that during his presidency, the longest-serving in BMP's history, Schlesinger "made the institution [...] a key benchmark of Lombardy's economy".

In September 1982, he was appointed by Giovanni Bazoli, then head of the Nuovo Banco Ambrosiano, as president of , formerly owned by infamous banker Roberto Calvi. In 1996 he was appointed board member of the , resigning after just 17 days.

Personal life and death Schlesinger had a lifelong marriage with child psychotherapist , with whom he had two children.

Honours and awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (22 January 1976) Italian Medal of Merit for Culture, School and Art (2 July 1979)