Antonio Fazio

Antonio Fazio
Governor of the Bank of Italy
In office 4 May 1993 – 19 December 2005
Preceded by	Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Succeeded by	Mario Draghi
Personal details
Born	(1936-10-11) 11 October 1936 (age 87) Alvito, Italy
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Antonio Fazio (born 11 October 1936 in Alvito, province of Frosinone) is an Italian banker, who was the Governor of Banca d'Italia from 1993 until his resignation amidst controversy at of 2005.

After graduating in economics in 1960, he continued his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was assistant professor of Demographics at the Faculty of Economics of Rome University (La Sapienza) and Economic Consultant to the Economic Research Department of the Bank of Italy, which he joined as a staff economist in 1966.^[1]

He is reported to be very religious, and close to the Vatican. He has five children.