Following his nomination to the position by Associazione della Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali (ALUISS), Luiss University's Board of Directors has appointed Giorgio Fossa as the new President of the University.
Giorgio Fossa takes office today, 9 April, as the University's tenth President, having already been a member of the Board of Directors from 1996 to 2000 and from 2010 to 2016. An industrialist in the mechanical engineering sector, during his long career he has held numerous important positions in associations, becoming President of the Confederation of Italian Industry (Confindustria) between 1996 and 2000. Since 1990 he has been a member of the board of directors of ALIUC - Associazione per il Libero Istituto Universitario Carlo Cattaneo. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Il Sole 24 Ore S.p.A. from 1995 to 1996 and again from 2016 to 2018, and of Business School 24 S.p.A. from 2018 to 2023.
“Luigi Gubitosi has earned the University's heartfelt thanks and my own for having led Luiss with a strong sense of responsibility and strategic vision, and for the important results achieved during his term of office”, says the new President, Giorgio Fossa, who adds: “I am very proud to assume the presidency of such a prestigious institution, with a well-established history of growth and a future of innovation ahead. Together with the University’s faculty and staff, and building on the deep and natural bond with Confindustria, we will continue to work to strengthen the role of Luiss as a top-class centre for educating the new generation of global leaders."
Giorgio Fossa succeeds Luigi Gubitosi, in office since October 2023 and who led the University during a period that witnessed some major achievements: he strengthened cooperation with renowned international universities, increased investments in the academic field and in student services, renewed the governance structure and consolidated organisational efficiency, closing the 2024 financial year with the best results ever.
“I am leaving the University in excellent shape, both from an academic and managerial point of view, with a renewed academic offering and enhanced services" says Luigi Gubitosi, who adds: "Luiss is approaching its fiftieth anniversary with solid foundations, ready to face the challenges of the future and to continue its mission: to educate the country's new managerial class, equipping students with the skills and values essential to ethically and responsibly managing the great transformation brought about by artificial intelligence. I wish the new President, Giorgio Fossa, every success in his work: I am passing the baton into excellent hands.”