Salvatore Rossi

Salvatore Rossi OMRI (born January 6, 1949) is an Italian economist and civil servant who serves as the director of the Bank of Italy since May 2013. Prior to his position, he served in several financial and economic institutions in Italy, including as chair of the board of directors of Telecom Italia from October 2019 to April 2024.

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 served as the 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 served as 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 served as president of the Italian Institute for the Supervision of Insurance.

Rossi was appointed as chairman of Telecom Italia (TIM) in October 2019. 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.

Works

Salvatore Rossi has written on topics such as international economics, economic policy, and industrial economics. His published works include: Competere in Europa (ed.), Il Mulino, Bologna, 1993 La bilancia dei pagamenti: i conti con l'estero dell'Italia, la lira, i problemi dell'unione monetaria europea, with R.S. Masera, CEDAM, Padua, 1993 La politica economica italiana 1968-1998, Laterza, Rome-Bari 1998, revised editions 2000, 2003, 2007 La nuova economia: i fatti dietro il mito (ed.), Il Mulino, Bologna, 2003 La regina e il cavallo. Quattro mosse contro il declino, Laterza, Rome–Bari, 2006 Controtempo. L'Italia nella crisi mondiale, Laterza, Rome–Bari, 2009 Processo alla finanza, Laterza, Rome-Bari, 2013 Che cosa sa fare l'Italia, with Anna Giunta, Laterza, Rome-Bari, 2017 Oro, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2018

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