Piero Cipollone

{{Short description|Italian economist, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank}}

{{BLP primary sources|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Piero Cipollone

|image = Piero Cipollone 2024.jpg

|caption = Cipollone in 2024

|office = Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank

|term_start = 1 November 2023

|term_end =

|predecessor = Fabio Panetta

|successor =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1962|1|3}}

|birth_place = Avezzano, Italy

|death_date =

|death_place =

|education = Sapienza University (BA)
Stanford University (MA)

}}

Piero Cipollone (born 3 January 1962) is an Italian economist and central banker who has been serving as deputy governor of the Bank of Italy. In November 2023, he prematurely ended his mandate to join the Executive Board of the European Central Bank succeeding to Fabio Panetta.{{Cite news |last=Arnold |first=Martin |last2=Kazmin |first2=Amy |last3=Fleming |first3=Sam |date=2023-07-23 |title=Rome turns to Bank of Italy veteran to keep seat on ECB board |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/22eaaeb1-68c1-4bc3-b09f-cbb9b78915a2 |access-date=2023-10-05}}{{Cite news |date=2023-09-27 |title=ECB approves Italy's Cipollone as new board member |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/ecb-approves-italys-cipollone-new-board-member-2023-09-27/ |access-date=2023-10-09}}{{Cite web |title=AGENCE EUROPE - European Council formalises appointment of Piero Cipollone a... |url=https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/13282/21 |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=agenceurope.eu}}

During a confirmation hearing at the European Parliament's ECON committee, Cipollone said he would support an "open and frank dialogue" with the European Parliament.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-09 |title=Hearing of Piero Cipollone at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs |url=https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/webstreaming/econ-committee-meeting_20231009-1500-COMMITTEE-ECON |access-date= |website=European Parliament |language=en}} His appointment at the ECB was supported in the European Parliament by 509 votes (54 votes against, 40 abstentions).Page 3 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-9-2023-10-17-VOT_EN.pdf

Cipollone is married and has 2 children, Rocco and Maria.https://www.bancaditalia.it/chi-siamo/funzioni-governance/direttorio/piero-cipollone/index.html?com.dotmarketing.htmlpage.language=1

Before joining the Bank of Italy, Cipollone has held various high level positions, such as economic advisor to the Prime Minister of Italy, and as Executive Director at the World Bank.https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/66774/cv_piero_cipollone_july_2023.pdf{{Cite web |title=Piero Cipollone, Banca d'Italia: Profile and Biography |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/17606033 |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}