Federico Merola

He boasts more than 29 years of experience investing in infrastructure and real estate, both nationally and internationally, as well as in structuring companies and mutual investment funds concerning these sectors. Current positions include: Chief Executive Officer of Arpinge since 2013; General Director of Arpinge since 2022; Member of the Assonime Council and Member of the Management of Astrid. Past institutional positions include: Independent Member and Chairman of the Risk Committee of SACE Spa, General Director of ANCE, Senior Partner of F2i SGR, Member of Invimit SGR (MEF), BNP Paribas Reim SGR and Geoweb (Sogei), Director of FIMIT SGR and Head of Structuring of Project Finance Big Operations in MCC and Schroeders. He has been a Professor of International Finance at the Luiss University since 2016. He has written articles, papers and publications with Edizioni Sole 24 Ore, Franco Angeli, Il Mulino, LUISS University Press and other publishing houses on project financing, investment in infrastructure, pension funds, institutional investors and credit system, with a special focus on financial innovation for real economy. He is a member of the Italian national council of chartered accountants of Rome and a registered auditor.