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Lorenzo Bini Smaghi was born on 29 November, 1956 in Florence, Italy, is an Italian economist. Discover Lorenzo Bini Smaghi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?
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67 years old |
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Sagittarius |
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29 November 1956 |
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29 November |
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Florence, Italy |
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Italy
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Lorenzo Bini Smaghi Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Lorenzo Bini Smaghi's Wife?
His wife is Veronica De Romanis (m. 1998)
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Lorenzo Bini Smaghi Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Lorenzo Bini Smaghi worth at the age of 67 years old? Lorenzo Bini Smaghi’s income source is mostly from being a successful economist. He is from Italy. We have estimated Lorenzo Bini Smaghi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Lorenzo Bini Smaghi (born 29 November 1956) is an Italian economist and banker who served as a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank from 2005 to 2011.
In 1974 he graduated from the Lycée Français de Bruxelles.
In 1978 he graduated in Economics from the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium).
With a scholarship from the U.S.-Italy Fulbright Commission, in 1980 he received a master's degree in Economics from the University of Southern California; and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1988.
Before joining the ECB, Bini Smaghi was Director General for International Financial Relations of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance.
In this capacity, he also served as vice-president of the Economic and Financial Committee (EFC) of the European Union from 2003 until 2005.
His earlier appointments include: Deputy Director-General Research of the ECB, Head of the Policy Division of the European Monetary Institute in Frankfurt and Head of the Exchange Rate and International Trade Division of the Research Department of the Bank of Italy in Rome.
He has published extensively in monetary and international economics.
Bini Smaghi served as Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank under the leadership of Jean-Claude Trichet from June 2005 to November 2011; he was appointed for an eight-year, non-renewable mandate.
On the ECB Executive Board, Bini Smaghi was responsible for international and European relations and for the legal department of the Bank and for its administration, including the building of a new seat for the ECB in the Frankfurt Grossmarkthalle.
During his time in office, he also gained a reputation for occasionally openly criticised the German government over the handling of the European debt crisis.
Bini Smaghi resigned from the ECB in November 2011.
At the time, he had been under pressure from the French and Italian governments to step down for several months, after Mario Draghi, another Italian, become president of the ECB.
At the same time, he was lobbied by his colleagues on the executive board not to be seen as being under the control of politicians.
In 2012, Bini Smaghi became a visiting scholar at Harvard's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and Senior Research Fellow at Istituto Affari Internazionali in Rome.
Bini Smaghi joined French bank Société Générale as a second vice-chairman and independent director in 2014.
He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Société Générale since 2015.
Bini Smaghi grew up in Brussels, acquiring a knowledge of foreign languages at an early age.
Since January 2015, he has been serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Société Générale had previously split the roles of chairman and chief executive as required by European law, appointing Bini Smaghi to chair the board of directors while Frédéric Oudéa continued as chief executive.
Bini Smaghi is married and has two children.
Author of several articles and books on international and European monetary and financial issues.
