Irene Tinagli


Irene Tinagli is an Italian economist and politician. In May 2019, she is elected as Member of the European Parliament, and appointed as chairwoman of the influential Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.

Early life and education

Tinagli graduated cum laude from the Bocconi University of Milan; subsequently she obtained a master's degree and a PhD in public policy and administration from the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where she specialized in economic development and innovation, and where she began her studies on creativity and urban economics with Professor Richard Florida.

Career

In those years Tinagli was a consultant for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, contributing to the drafting of the book Understanding Knoweldge Societies, published in 2005 by the United Nations. She also worked as consultant for the European Commission and several regional bodies and governments both in Italy and abroad.
In 2009 Tinagli began to teach "Management and Organization courses" at the Charles III University of Madrid.

Member of the Italian Parliament, 2013–2019

Tinagli was elected MP among the ranks of Civic Choice in the 2013 general election. In February 2015, together with other deputies, she left Civic Choice and joined the parliamentary group of the Democratic Party.

Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present

In 2019 Tinagli was candidate with the Democratic Party in the European election and was elected MEP with 106,710 preferences. Shewas initially meant to work in the Committee on International Trade but following the appointment of Roberto Gualtieri as finance minister on September 5, she was elected as chair of the Economic and monetary affairs committee to succeed Gualtieri. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the delegation for relations with the United States.

Recognition

In March 2010 Tinagli was named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum for "professional skills, commitment to society and a potential contribution to shaping the future of the world".

Publications