Dario Scannapieco
Dario Scannapieco | |
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| Born | August 18, 1967 Maiori, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Economist, corporate leader |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Known for | CEO of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti; Vice President of European Investment Bank; Chair of European Investment Fund |
Dario Scannapieco (born 18 August 1967) is an Italian economist and corporate leader, currently holding the position of CEO at Cassa Depositi e Prestiti since June 2021.
Education
Scannapieco obtained his undergraduate degree in economics from LUISS Guido Carli in Rome in 1992, followed by a master's in business administration from Harvard Business School in 1997.
Career
His professional journey started in 1992 within Telecom Italia’s Planning and Strategic Control Department. In 1995, he transitioned to the Council of Experts at Italy’s Ministry of Treasury. Between 2002 and 2007, he served as general director overseeing Finance and Privatizations at the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
In 2007, Scannapieco was appointed vice president of the European Investment Bank (EIB). He subsequently chaired the board of the European Investment Fund from 2012 until 2021, where the EIB holds a controlling stake. During this tenure, he managed the Investment Plan for Europe, commonly referred to as the Juncker Plan.
Since June 2021, he has been at the helm of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti as CEO and general director, and in July 2021, he also assumed the CEO role at CDP Reti. Bloomberg News highlights his longstanding professional connection with former Prime Minister Mario Draghi, who selected him for this prominent leadership role within a key state financial institution. Political analysts considered him a candidate for a technocratic finance minister position under Giorgia Meloni’s administration in late 2022; however, he declined the offer and Giancarlo Giorgetti was ultimately appointed.
Other positions
From 1997 to 2007, Scannapieco occupied numerous strategic roles including:
- Serving on the boards of Consap, Ente Tabacchi Italiani, and Finmeccanica (now Leonardo S.p.A.)
- Participating as a member of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti’s strategic steering committee
- Advising Spencer Stuart Italia as a board member
- Contributing to Agenzia del Demanio’s strategic steering committee
- Acting as commissioner responsible for converting Monopoli di Stato into a public entity
- Functioning as technical secretary for the strategic steering committee tasked with developing the Italian Stock Exchange
- Engaging in French-Italian and Italian-Austrian intergovernmental commissions focused on major infrastructure initiatives such as the Turin–Lyon high-speed rail link and Brenner Base Tunnel
In March 2023, he became a member of the High Council at the Scuola di Politiche Economiche e Sociali Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.
Since July 2023, Scannapieco has been president of the European Long Term Investors Association (ELTI), which represents 32 prominent National Promotional Banks and Institutions throughout Europe, including the European Investment Bank.
Personal life
Originating from Maiori on Italy’s Amalfi Coast, Dario Scannapieco is married and has two children.
Publications
- Le Privatizzazioni in Italia: una riflessione a dieci anni dal rapporto presentato al Ministro del Tesoro Guido Carli (2001)
- Co-author of "The financial and economic lessons of Italy’s privatization program" featured in Global Corporate Governance (2009)
- Contributor of a chapter titled "La BEI: una lunga storia al servizio dell’economia italiana" in La sfida europea. Riforme, crescita e occupazione (2015)
- Author of "A new boost for European Investments," presented at the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (2015)
- Writer of "Building resilience, creating new opportunities in the EU neighbourhood," published in Great Insights Magazine (2018)
Honours
| Commander rank in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, conferred on 2 June 2009. | |
| Grand Officer distinction of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, granted on 27 December 2020. |