Augusto Fantozzi

Fantozzi worked at La Sapienza University as full professor of tax law from 1974 to 1990.^[2] He founded a law firm, Fantozzi & Associati, in 1975.^[3] He was the tax advisor to the Benetton financial group.^[4] In 1990, he was appointed full professor of tax law at LUISS in Rome.^[2]

He served as minister of finance from 17 January 1995 to 18 May 1996 in the cabinet led by then prime minister Lamberto Dini.^[5][6] In I996, he became a deputy for the Olive Tree Alliance.^[2] In May 1996, Fantozzi was appointed foreign trade minister to the coalition government led by Romano Prodi.^[7] He served in office until October 1998.^[8]

After leaving office, Fantozzi began to serve as the chairman of the budget, treasury and economic planning committee.^[6] In May 2005, he was appointed to Enel's board of directors.^[8] In June 2005, he was also named as the chairman of Banca Antonveneta, and resigned from office in late 2006.^[6] In addition, he was one of the board directors of the Benetton Group and serves as a member of the Consulta, which is an advisory body for the Vatican concerning the efficient running of the state.^[6]

In August 2008, Fantozzi was named by the Italian government as Alitalia's extraordinary administrator or commissioner, and he oversaw the firm's bankruptcy process.^[9][10]

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