Born in Genoa on 13 August 1961.
Deputy Governor of the Bank of Italy, member of the Joint Directorate of the Insurance Supervisory Authority (IVASS) and also member of the ECB Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) Supervisory Board.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Bambino Gesù Children Hospital in Rome and Visiting Professor of the Polytechnic University of Milan, she also sits on the Board of the Bruno Kessler Foundation.
She was previously Italy Country Manager for Barclays Bank and sat on the Boards of Directors of Monte Titoli SpA, A2A and ATM (Azienda Trasporti Milanese).
She worked in Intesa Sanpaolo as Head of International Regulatory Affairs.
She founded and also chaired Valore D, an association aimed at fostering women to corporate management roles.
Alessandra Perrazzelli has received widespread recognition and awards for her work on diversity and inclusion, and for the promotion of technological innovation in the financial industry.
She began her career as a lawyer at leading law firms in New York and Brussels, specializing in the fields of banking law, financial services, telecom and public utilities.
Member of the New York State Bar and of the Italian Bar.
Graduated with honours in 1986, from the University of Genoa, with a degree in Law and a Master of Laws in Corporate Law, in 1988, from the New York University School of Law.
Alumna of the University of Stanford Business School since 2018.
Knight in the Order of the Merit of the Italian Republic since 2021.
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Speeches by the Deputy Governors
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Interviews
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