Mauro Crisafulli
Managing Director, Sub-Sovereigns & Country Manager Italy
Moody's Investors Service
Mauro Crisafulli is Managing Director for Moody’s and Country Manager for Italy. He oversees Moody’s Investors Service operations in Italy with responsibility for directing and coordinating the company’s activities.
Mauro is also responsible for sub-sovereign credits in the EMEA region. In this capacity he coordinates a group of 20 analysts and has overall responsibilities for ratings and research on regional and local governments and related entities, including transit, water, infrastructure companies, and housing associations. In his role he chairs rating committees, helps maintain the quality of ratings, and assures analytical leadership on publications.
Prior to assuming these positions, Mauro served as Group Credit Officer for the sub-sovereign group with the responsibility of ensuring the consistency of global ratings and implementing analytical initiatives worldwide. He was also a member of Moody's Public Sector Credit Committee, in charge of reviewing public sector rating methodologies. He joined Moody’s in 2004.
Mauro has a wide knowledge in credit risk analysis, with more than 25 years of experience in the public sector rating business, including 8 years in Fitch Ratings where he served as director of the public sector team. Prior to that he worked as a Financial Analyst for the City of Milan and for various industrial and service companies. Mauro holds an Economics and Business Degree from the University of Bocconi in Milan.