Joerg Asmussen, ECB, Alumnus Bocconi of the Year 2013 The member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank and MBA graduate at SDA Bocconi in 1992 receives the acknowledgement for his commitment in favour of the institutions Joerg Asmussen, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, is the
Alumnus Bocconi of the Year 2013. The award, which honours an alumnus who has
distinguished himself for his adherence to the Bocconian values of professionalism, initiative,
integrity, responsibility and openness to pluralism, goes to the German economist, who
graduated at the Master of Business Administration (MBA) of SDA Bocconi in 1992. The
award will be presented to Mr Asmussen on October 25th during a gala event.
“I am especially pleased that this year the award goes to an Alumnus who, like Asmussen,
has continuously committed himself to the service of the institutions of his own country
(where he fulfilled the role of State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Finance) and
Europe,” comments Mario Monti, president of Università Bocconi. “I have had the
opportunity, over the years, to get to know Joerg Asmussen closely and to observe how strong
and well-deserved is his reputation, in Germany and in Europe. In his position as State
Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Finance and, more recently, as member of the
Executive Board of the ECB, Asmussen has been of the most significant protagonists of the
construction of the European economic and monetary union. For Bocconi it is reason of great
satisfaction to observe the notable international high-profile of one of its Alumnus, who chose
to complete his studies at out university.”
At the time of his admission in SDA Bocconi, Asmussen had declared his desire to attend the
MBA with the precise intent of acquiring the managerial capabilities that, combined to the
macroeconomic capabilities obtained through his university studies in Bonn, would have
allowed him to move with ease in the role of public servant to which he aspired.
“I am very grateful and feel very honored receiving this award, not least in view of the
impressive list of former Alumni of the Year. Coming back to Milan and Bocconi on this
occasion reminds me of the wonderful experience studying at Bocconi meant to me,” declares
Asmussen. “ The time at Bocconi and especially my teacher at the time Mario Monti
contributed significantly in shaping my thinking as an economist and manager and as a
“Asmussen is a champion of the values which belong to Bocconi and to Europe. For this
reason the Bocconi Alumni Association is proud to include him in its community of illustrious
Alumni”, declares the President of the Bocconi Alumni Association (BAA), Pietro Guindani.
“Asmussen proves that Università Bocconi and SDA Bocconi school of management develop
people of exceptional value and international profile, able to take leadership position both in
private corporations and in public institutions.”
The title of Alumnus Bocconi of the Year is conferred by the association of Bocconi Alumni
Bocconi since 1988. These are the past recipients:
Nouriel Roubini and Giovanni Castellucci, 2009
Alberto Cribiore and Gaetano Micciché, 2008
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