I am an international economist and Professor of Political Economy at the University of Bologna. I am the Incoming Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance at Sciences Po, Paris, and a partner at Essential Economics, a London-based economic consultancy advising governments, international organisations, and private companies.

I also serve as a non-executive director for public and private companies and sit on the board of the Istituto Affari Internazionali in Rome.

I also regularly write for newspapers and websites, and appear on radio and TV as a commentator on economics. 

My report De-risking the Global Financial System