Patrizio Pagano

Patrizio Pagano

Deputy Director General for Economics, Statistics and Research

Dr Pagano joined Banca d'Italia in 1996 and went to the Directorate General for Economics, Statistics and Research, where he later became Head of the Advanced Economies and International Finance Division.

He was an Executive Director with the World Bank Group from November 2014 to October 2020, representing the Albania, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, San Marino and Timor-Leste constituency. He was also the Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors' Budget Committee and co-Dean of the Board of Executive Directors.

On his return to Banca d'Italia, he served as the Head of the Secretariat to the Governing Board Directorate from November 2020 to October 2026.

Dr Pagano graduated in Economics and Social Sciences from Bocconi University in Milan in 1990, holds a Master of Science in Economics from the University of London, Birkbeck College (UK) and earned his PhD in Economics at the University of Pavia (Italy).

He has been a lecturer in Economics at Bocconi University, Milan, and a visiting scholar in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He has also authored and co-authored several articles on macroeconomics, international finance, trade and growth, publishing in journals such as the Journal of International Economics and the Journal of Applied Econometrics.

He is Deputy Director General for Economics, Statistics and Research since November 2026.