Lorenzo Bini Smaghi presents his new book
Lorenzo Bini Smaghi will speak about his new book, “Morire di Austerita': Democrazie europee con le spalle al muro” Hope you can join us with fellow Brown and Ivy+ alumni for this special evening!
The Brown Club of Italy in conjunction with the Harvard Club of Italy
Invites You To A Special Event with Lorenzo Bini Smaghi
Italian economist and Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
from June 2005 to November 2011
When
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
6:00 pm -6:45 pm Reception with refreshments
6:45 pm -7:00 pm Welcoming and introductory remarks with Jeffrey Greenbaum, Brown Class of ’81
7:00 pm -8:00 pm Speaking Program and Q & A
Where
Hogan Lovells Studio Legale, Piazza Venezia 11, 00187 Rome
RSVP
By May 27 online here or by contacting Ginny McQueen ’81 at virginia_mcqueen@brown.edu or
Jeffrey Greenbaum ’81 at (06) 67 58 231. Please note that space may be limited.
About the Speaker
Lorenzo Bini Smaghi is currently a Visiting Scholar at Harvard's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and at the Istituto Affari Internazionali. He is Chairman of the Boards of SNAM. He also chairs Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi in Florence and the Italian Chapter of the Alumni of the University of Chicago.
From June 2005 to December 2011 Mr. Bini Smaghi was a Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank. During that period he acted as G7 and G20 Deputy for the euro area.
Mr. Bini Smaghi started his career as an Economist at the Research Department of the Banca d’Italia in 1983 and became Head of the Policy Division of the European Monetary Institute in 1994 and then Director General for International Affairs in the Italian Treasury in 1998. He has been the Chairman of the Board of SACE Spa, and Member of the Boards of Finmeccanica, MTS, the European Investment Bank.
Mr. Bini Smaghi holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium), a Master’s degree from the University of Southern California and a Ph.D from the University of Chicago.