Advisory Board
The CompNet Advisory Board is composed of distinguished scholars and leading experts in the fields of productivity, competitiveness, and economic policy. The Board plays a vital role in shaping CompNet’s research agenda, offering strategic guidance to ensure the scientific quality, policy relevance, and impact of the Network’s activities. By providing independent insights and feedback, the Advisory Board helps CompNet stay at the forefront of empirical research and contributes to its mission of advancing a deeper understanding of competitiveness across Europe.

Alessandro Turrini is the Head Of Unit at European Commission

Aurelija Proškutė is the director of Center for Excellence in Finance and Economic Research (CEFER) at the Bank of Lithuania

Carlo Altomonte is an Associate Professor at the Bocconi University.

Chad Syverson is the George C. Tiao Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Debora Revoltella is the Director of the Economics Department of the European Investment Bank, acting as Chief Economist.

Eric Bartelsman is the Professor of Economics and General Director of the Tinbergen Institute.

Gianmarco Ottaviano is the Professor of Economics at the Bocconi University.

Kalina Manova is the Professor of Economics at the University College London.

Marc Melitz is the David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University.

Ralph De Haas is the director of research at the EBRD Office of the Chief Economist.

Rolf Strauch is the Chief Economist and Management Board Member at the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF).

Román Arjona-Gracia is the Chief Economist at the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs.