Erica Francesca Di Girolamo works at the European Commission, Joint Research Centre. She coordinates activities related to international trade and economic security, focusing on foreign direct investments, and global value chains. Previously, her research focused on financial stability, nature-related financial risks, as well as digital finance.
She joined the Joint Research Centre in 2009 and she has been actively involved in the work of the European Commission to create a safer and sounder financial system, contributing to EC proposals on higher capital requirements for banks, harmonized deposit protection schemes, and the EU framework for bank recovery and resolution. From 2018 to 2019, she joined the Single Resolution Board before coming back to the European Commission in 2019. Erica holds a Ph.D. in financial modelling from Katholieke Universiteit of Leuven, and a Degree in Mathematical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano.
