Dr. Attilio Zanetti

Attilio Zanetti, Alternate Member of the Governing Board, Zurich

Attilio Zanetti, born in 1969, studied economics at the University of Fribourg and completed his doctorate in 2001. In 1994, he joined the Swiss National Bank's Economic Affairs division. From 2002 to 2008, he was Head of the Economic Analysis Switzerland team within the Economic Analysis unit. In 2008, he was appointed Head of the Economic Analysis unit. From 2010, he also took over the leadership of the SNB's delegates for regional economic relations. In addition to these responsibilities, Attilio Zanetti held lectureships in macroeconomics and monetary policy at the University of Basel between 2008 and 2019. As a Visiting Scholar, he also spent time at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the International Monetary Fund. In 2020, Attilio Zanetti was appointed Head of the SNB's International Monetary Cooperation division. The International Monetary Cooperation division is responsible for managing cooperation with other central banks as well as multilateral institutions and authorities.

With effect from 1 August 2022, Attilio Zanetti was appointed by the Federal Council as Alternate Member of the SNB’s Governing Board. He performs this function in Department I in Zurich, where he is responsible for the operational management of the Economic Affairs, Statistics, Communications, and Human Resources divisions.