Grilli was assistant professor of economics at the Department of Economics of Yale University from 1986 to 1990. Then he joined the University of London's Birkbeck College as Woolwich Professor of financial economics from 1990 to 1994. He served as head of the department of economics and financial analysis and privatizations at the ministry of treasury, budget and financial programming from 1994 to 2000. Then he became managing director and head of the Italian investment bankingCredit Suisse First Boston in London in 2001 and was in office until 2002. Next, he was appointed general accountant of the Italian State in 2002 and his tenure lasted until 2005. He was named as the director general of the Italian treasury in 2005 and served there until 2011. He was made vice-president of the economic and financial committee of the European Union in March 2009 and in March 2011, he was chosen to chair the EFC. Grilli's tenure lasted until January 2012, and he was replaced by Thomas Wieser in the post. Grilli was appointed deputy minister of economy and finances in November 2011, and served in this post until 11 July 2012 prior to his appointment as minister. Grilli also worked as an advisor to private companies including Enel and Alitalia. He is a member of the European think tank organization Bruegel and of the Aspen Institute Italia.
Grilli replaced Mario Monti as minister of economy and finances on 11 July 2012. Grilli was also a member of the economic and financial policy coordinating committee established in July 2012, of which other members were Monti, Ignazio Visco, the governor of the Bank of Italy, and Corrado Passera, economic development minister. The committee was chaired by Monti. On 9 September 2012, Grilli announced that Italy's current financial status did not require to apply for the new euro-zone aid program. In December 2012, he reported that he did not have any plan to work in a government post or a treasury position after the 2013 February general election in Italy. Grilli's term as economy minister ended in April 2013 and Fabrizio Saccomanni succeeded him in the post. On 12 May 2014, Vittorio Grilli became President at Corporate & Investment Bank for Europe, Middle East and Africa for JPMorgan.
Awards
Grilli was awarded the Gold Medal of Bocconi University, the Saint Vincent Prize for Economics, the Tarantelli Prize for the best economic idea, the 2005 Bocconi Prize, and the Guido Carli Prize for the best new financial initiative - Fund for SMEs. In 2011, he was also awarded Grand Cross Knight.
Personal life
Grilli's first spouse, Lisa Lowestein, is an art expert. It was rumoured that she was hired by the Finmeccanica group as a consultant in September 2012. However, the firm denied the reports.
