Giovanni Tria is Honorary Professor of Economics and President of the Center for Euro-Asian Studies at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. He has been Italy’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Full Professor of Economics and Dean of the Faculty of Economics at University of Rome Tor Vergata, President of the Italian National School of Public Administration and member of the Governing Body of the International Labor Organization, representing the Italian government. He has worked as an economic expert in many Italian institutions and government bodies and for international organizations. He is member of the scientific committees of Italian think tanks and foundations and he is an editorialist for Italian newspapers.