Paolo Gentiloni is Distinguished Visiting Professor at SAIS Europe
Co-Chair, UN Group of Experts on the Debt Crisis

Paolo Gentiloni served as European Commissioner for Economy from 2019 to 2024. He was previously Prime Minister of Italy (2016–2018), Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (2014–2016), and Minister of Communications (2006–2008). As of December 2024, he serves as Co-Chair of the UN Group of Experts on the Debt Crisis. He is also a Nonresident Distinguished Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins SAIS Europe, and Adjunct Professor at Università Cattolica in Milan.

From 2001 to 2019, Gentiloni was a member of the Italian Parliament. During his tenure, he served as Chairman of the Broadcasting Services Watchdog Committee (2005–2006) and as a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee (2013–2014). Earlier in his career, he worked as a professional journalist and was Councilor for the City of Rome (1993–2000). He was among the 45 founding members of the Democratic Party (Partito Democratico – PD), leading it as President from 2018 to 2019.

Born in 1954, Gentiloni graduated in Political Science from La Sapienza University in Rome. His most recent book is La sfida impopulista (The (Un)populist Challenge, Rizzoli). He also contributes as a columnist to La Repubblica.