Liliane Giardino-Karlinger

Belgium, Brussels

Member of Cabinet at European Commission (EC)

Profession: Economist

Industry: Competition, Regulatory / Enforcement, Economics

About:

I am a Member of the Cabinet of EVP Vestager at the European Commission. I previously served as Economist at the EFTA Surveillance Authority (Competition & State Aid Directorate), advising mainly on antitrust and state aid cases, and as Economist at DG COMP's Chief Economist Team. I hold a PhD in Economics from the European University Institute (Florence, Italy), and spent 11 years in academia (at the economics department of University of Vienna and LUISS University in Rome).

languages

Italian, French, English, German

Expertise:

AntitrustCompetition PolicyState Aid

Experience:

European Commission (EC)

Member of Cabinet at European Commission (EC)

April 2023 - Present • Brussels, Belgium

following antitrust and merger files in Energy, Digital, and Transport

EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA)

Economic Analyst at EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA)

11 mth • September 2021 - August 2022 • Bruxelles, BELGIUM

Providing economic expertise to ESA's competition and state aid cases, liaising with other competition and regulatory authorities. The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) monitors compliance with European Economic Area rules in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, enabling them to participate in the European Internal Market.

Education:

European University Institute

2001 - 2005

Department of Economics Ph.D. in Economics, Dec. 2005, Thesis Title: “Illicit Firm Behavior: Collusion, Exclusion, and Shadow-Economic Activity” Supervisors: Massimo Motta and Frank Vella

Laura Ryzgelyte

Lithuania, Vilnius

Competition Lawyer at COBALT

Anneleen Straetemans

Belgium, Brussels

Global VP, Legal & Corporate Affairs at ZX Ventures

Fiona Carlin

Belgium, Brussels

Head of EU & Competition Practice at Baker McKenzie

Ethel Fonseca

United Kingdom, London

Partner at RBB Economics