Born in Rome on July 2, 1960, he is a professor of finance and currently serves as Economic Advisor to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Department for the Planning and Coordination of Economic Policy);
consultant to the Senate of the Italian Republic, where he collaborates with the “Observatory on Public Finance and the Evaluation of Public Policies”; and advisory member of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into Banks and the Financial System of the Senate.

He has held senior positions in the banking and financial sector, including Chief Financial Officer of ICCREA Banca, Managing Director at Smith Barney Europe (Citigroup) in London, and Director at Merrill Lynch International in London.

He is a tenured Professor of Finance at ESCP Business School, where he teaches in Turin, Paris, and London, and at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, where he serves as Deputy Director of the Executive MBA program. He has also taught at Grenoble Graduate School of Management, Danube University Krems, Pace University in New York, LUISS, and other international institutions.

He graduated with honors in Economics and Commerce from the University “La Sapienza” of Rome under the supervision of Professor Federico Caffè, and completed his education at Harvard Business School.

He is a certified financial analyst (FEAF/CFA) and serves as president of several non-profit associations as well as an ELIS fellow.

Regina Corradini D’Arienzo has been Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of SIMEST since 2022.

Since May 9, 2023, she has also been a member of the Board of Directors of Terna.

She holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Psychology, studied Business Administration at the University of Turin, and obtained a Master’s in Bank Management from Bocconi University in Milan.

Previously, she worked at BNL from 2013, holding several positions including North-West Regional Corporate Director and later Director of the Corporate Banking Division. She was a member of the BNP Paribas G100 as well as of the Group’s Cash Management Governance Board and Trade Finance Strategic Board. She also held positions in several BNP Paribas Group companies, including serving as a member of the Board of Directors of Arval S.p.A., Vice President of Ifitalia S.p.A., and Chairwoman of BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions S.p.A.

Between 2012 and 2013, she worked at Banco Popolare as Head of the Corporate Division, after serving as Head of Division at Banca Popolare di Novara (2008–2011).

From 1990 to 2008, she worked at Banca San Paolo IMI (now Intesa Sanpaolo), where she rose to the position of Head of Marketing and Commercial Services within the Corporate Division of the Banca dei Territori.