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Biography

Michele Piergiovanni is the Acting Director responsible for basic industries, manufacturing and agriculture in DG Competition at the European Commission. Previously he was the Deputy Head of the Cabinet of Executive Vice President Vestager. Before joining Cabinet Vestager, Michele was a Head of Unit in DG Competition dealing with mergers in the IT, telecom and media sectors. Prior to joining the European Commission, Mr. Piergiovanni worked for several years in private practice. Mr. Piergiovanni holds a law degree from the University of Genoa, as well as LLM degrees from the College of Europe and Harvard Law School.