Gioia Ghezzi (born 12 January 1962, in

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) is an Italian businesswoman, president of

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. ( "Italian Railways of the State"; previously only Ferrovie dello Stato, hence the abbreviation FS) is Italy's national state-owned railway holding company that manages transport, infrastructure, real estate ...

between December 2015 and July 2018, president of

Azienda Trasporti Milanesi The Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM) is the municipal public transport company of Milan and 46 surrounding metropolitan municipalities. It operates 5 metro lines (see Milan Metro), 17 tram lines (see Trams in Milan), 121 bus lines and 4 trolleybu ...

since April 2020 and president of the

European Institute of Technology The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is an independent body of the European Union with juridical personality, established in 2008 intended to strengthen Europe's ability to innovate. The EIT is an integral part of Horizon ...

since June 2020.

Early life and education

Ghezzi graduated in

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from

Milan University The University of Milan ( it, Università degli Studi di Milano; la, Universitas Studiorum Mediolanensis), known colloquially as UniMi or Statale, is a public research university in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe ...

, before taking a Master's degree in

Business Administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

with a focus on

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...

from

London Business School London Business School (LBS) is a business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London. LBS was founded in 1964 and awards post-graduate degrees (Master's degrees in management and finance, MBA and PhD). Its motto is " ...

. In 2004 she gave birth to her only daughter, Laura Ghezzi, she is a student at Liceo Manzoni Milano.

Career

Ghezzi began her career as a ''system engineer'' at the IBM European Research Centre in

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and the IBM Italian Research Centre in

. From 1995 to 2001 she was

Executive Editor Executive (Exe (disambiguation), exe., Exec (disambiguation), exec., execu.) may refer to: Role or title * Executive, a senior management role in an organization ** Chief executive officer (CEO), one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (exec ...

and international manager of the Hard Sciences Business Unit at Harcourt General - Academic Press. Ghezzi continued her career working from 2001 to 2012 at

McKinsey & Company McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm founded in 1926 by University of Chicago professor James O. McKinsey, that offers professional services to corporations, governments, and other organizations. McKinsey is the oldest and ...

, and in 2013 as CEO of the International Group Risk Solutions at the Zurich Insurance Group. From April 2012 to February 2013 Ghezzi was

Chief Operating Officer A chief operating officer or chief operations officer, also called a COO, is one of the highest-ranking executive positions in an organization, composing part of the "C-suite". The COO is usually the second-in-command at the firm, especially if t ...

at Willis Group Holding. In December 2015, Ghezzi was appointed President of

. She held the position till July 2018. In September 2016, at Tiburtina railway station in Rome, Ghezzi presented the 2016–2027 Business Plan together with Renato Mazzoncini, CEO and General Director of

. She gave the opening speech and stated that "the new business plan for Ferrovie dello Stato is an ‘extremely innovative’ plan that aims to transform the company from a ‘group that offers rail transport to a supplier of integrated mobility services’". In April 2020, Ghezzi was named president of

Other activities

* Atlantia, Independent Member of the Board of Directors * RGI Group, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors * Creditor Fondiario, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2018) *

Trilateral Commission The Trilateral Commission is a nongovernmental international organization aimed at fostering closer cooperation between Japan, Western Europe and North America. It was founded in July 1973 principally by American banker and philanthropist David ...

, Member of the European GroupMembership

References

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