Andrea Enria (born 3 July 1961) an Italian economist who currently serves as Chair of the

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, as of 1 January 2019. He previously served as the chairperson of the

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(EBA) between 2011 and 2019.

Early life and education

Enria was born in the port of La Spezia and was raised by his father and grandparents after his mother’s early death. He studied economics at

Bocconi University Bocconi University ( it, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, ) is a private university in Milan, Italy. Bocconi provides education in the fields of economics, finance, law, management, political science, public administration and comput ...

and holds a M. Phil. degree in Economics from the

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Career

After his studies, Enria joined the

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as an economist specialising in banking analysis, competition and regulation. In 1995, he briefly served as adviser to Italian

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. From 1999 until 2004, Enria worked on banking supervision at the

in Frankfurt. In 2004, he became the first secretary general of the newly established

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(CEBS), based in London. From 2008 to 2010, he served as head of bank supervision at the Bank of Italy, under the leadership of governor

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. On 16 December 2015 Enria had his post at EBA renewed (until February 2021) after confirmation by the

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previous public hearing held at the

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(ECON). By mid-2018, news media reported that the Italian government would nominate Enria to replace

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as Chair of the Supervisory Board at the

; by September 2018, the ECB shortlisted him as one of only three candidates for the position. He was appointed Chair of the ECB Supervisory Board by the Council of the European Union on 6 December 2018 for a five-year term as of 1 January 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Enria, Andrea Italian economists Italian bankers Alumni of the University of Cambridge 1961 births Living people Bocconi University alumni