Pier Luigi Parcu

Dr. Pier Luigi Parcu is a Director of the Communications & Media Area at European University Institute.
He joined the firm in 2010 and currently Area Director of the FSR Communications & Media, Director of the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom and Director of the Florence Competition Programme in Law and Economics.
His research in the area of industrial organization and law and economics focuses on the interaction between regulation and antitrust in shaping firms’ behaviour.
As regards research in the media and Internet areas, his interests focus on the effects of ownership concentration and internal governance of the media enterprise on pluralism and freedom of expression and on the influence of offline business models on new economic developments related to online platforms, smart cities and artificial intelligence.
From 2004, Dr. Parcu is the Chairman of a consultancy company specialized in antitrust and regulatory issues.
From 2000 to 2003, he has been Chief Executive Officer of the Independent System Operator running the Italian Electricity Grid (GRTN).
From 1991 to 2000 he was the Director of Investigation at the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) in charge of several regulated sectors.
Previously, he served as Chief Economist at the Italian Security and Exchange Commission (CONSOB) and as Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).