Enrico Letta

Enrico Letta is the Dean of the IE School of Politics, Economics, and Global Affairs at IE University. With a distinguished career spanning academia, politics, and global governance, he brings unmatched expertise and vision to the School.

Letta served as Prime Minister of Italy from 2013 to 2014 and was the National Secretary of the Democratic Party from March 2021 to February 2023, playing a pivotal role in shaping modern European policy. Earlier in his career, he held several ministerial positions, serving as Minister for EU Affairs (1998–1999), Minister for Industry, Trade, and Crafts (2000), Minister for Industry and Foreign Trade (2000–2001), and Undersecretary of State to Prime Minister Romano Prodi (2006–2008).

In September 2023, the European institutions tasked him with the elaboration of a Report on the Future of the Single Market. As an EU Rapporteur, he has contributed extensively to discussions on Europe’s economic integration.

Beyond politics, Letta has excelled as an academic and leader in international education. From 2015 to 2021, he was Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po Paris. Since 2016, he has served as President of the Jacques Delors Institute in Paris, further demonstrating his dedication to European integration and policy innovation. In 2019, he was appointed President of the Washington DC-based Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) for a two-year term.

Additionally, he currently chairs the Diplomatic Forum of GESDA (the Geneva Science Diplomacy Anticipator), emphasizing his commitment to fostering collaboration between science and diplomacy.

Letta holds a Doctorate in European Law from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa. He has authored several influential books and continues to contribute to public discourse on global affairs, European policy, and international development. Throughout his career, he has been dedicated to fostering European integration, innovation in education, and the development of the European Single Market.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Dean of IE School of Politics, Economics & Global Affairs, IE University, Spain, 2024 – Present

• President of the Instituto Jacques Delors in París, France, 2016 – Present

• Dean, Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po, 2015 – 2021

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Doctorate in European Law, Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, Pisa.

Corporate Experience

• EU Rapporteur, Future of the Single Market, 2023 – 2024

• Leader, Italian Democratic Party, 2021– 2023

• President, Association of Professional Schools of Internation Affairs (APSIA), Washington D.C., 2019 – 2021

• Prime Minister, Italian Government, 2013 – 2014

• Member of the European Parliament, 2004 – 2006

• Minister of Industry, Italy, 1999 – 2001

• Minister of European Affairs, Italy, 1998