Francesco Profumo

Francesco Profumo
Italian Minister of Education
In office
16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
Prime MinisterMario Monti
Preceded byMariastella Gelmini
Succeeded byMaria Chiara Carrozza
Personal details
Born (1953-05-03) 3 May 1953
Savona, Italy
PartyIndependent
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Francesco Profumo (born 3 May 1953) is an Italian engineer and academic who was Italy's Minister of Education from 16 November 2011 to 28 April 2013. He has been president of the National Research Council (CNR) since August 2011 and had previously served as Chancellor of the Polytechnic University of Turin from 2005 to 2011.

From 2016 to 2024, he served as Chairman of Compagnia di San Paolo.

Formerly Chairman of Iren SpA (2013–2016), he has been Chairman of the Fondazione Bruno Kessler since 2014. Since July 2014, he has been Chairman of the ESCP Business School at its Turin campus. As of 2023, he is the Rector of OPIT – Open Institute of Technology.

He has been a member of the European Innovation Council Board of the European Commission since 2022. Since May 2024, he has served as Chairman of Isybank, the digital bank of Intesa Sanpaolo Group.

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