Silvia Pepino

 

CONTACTS

Department of International Relations

London School of Economics and Political Science

Houghton Street  London WC2A 2AE United Kingdom

E-mail: s.m.pepino@lse.ac.uk

Phone:
+44 (0)7780 924 662


















LANGUAGES

Silvia speaks fluently Italian (native), English, French and Spanish.

She also has a good level of understanding of German and Portuguese, particularly with regard to economic issues.

MEDIA

Silvia has considerable media experience, including both written press and TV.

She has written op-eds and letters for the FT and the Wall Street Journal. She has been interviewed by European dailies such as Il Sole 24 Ore, Il Corriere della Sera, Expansion, Diario Economico. Moreover, she is regularly quoted in the international press.

TV experience includes networks like CNBC and Bloomberg TV, in English as well as in Italian, French and Spanish.

OTHER LINKS

House of Lords - Written Evidence on ECB - Silvia Pepino

 

 

 

 

EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH AREAS

Silvia Pepino has over a decade experience in applied macroeconomics, including analysis, forecasting, consulting and training.

Her areas of expertise span macroeconomics and international finance subjects, including growth, business cycle, inflation, interest rates, bond and credit default swap markets, monetary policy, international political economy, European political economy, Economic and Monetary Union, the ECB, the Euro area and constituent economies.

Her current research at the LSE focuses on the interaction between Financial Markets, Governments and the Macroeconomy. She also acts as independent consultant on economic and financial issues.

EDUCATION

Silvia holds an MBA from New York University- Stern Business School, the London School of Economics and HEC Paris (Trium).

Moreover, she holds a BSc and MSc in Economics and Management (specialisation in International Institutions) from Bocconi University, Milan. 

She is also writing her PhD thesis on an international finance topic at LSE.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Prior to returning to academia, Silvia spent a decade as financial market economist in one of the leading global investment banks. As executive director, she  headed a cross-European team covering the Euro area. In her role, she was in charge of business cycle forecasting as well as ECB watching.

For seven years, she authored the bank's flagship weekly publication on the Euro area as well as additional research pieces. As key point of contact for the communication of the firm views on the region, she also travelled extensively across Europe and the world visiting clients and policymakers, speaking at conferences and dealing with the media.

In 2007, FT Deutschland ranked her as one of the top forecasters of the German economy. Her team of economists also regularly excelled in the International Investor surveys.

Her professional experience also includes a period at the United Nations, New York, in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, as well as a stint at the Financial Times, London.