Today Luca TAGLIARETTI joins eu-LISA as the Deputy Executive Director of the European Union Agency that manages and operates the large-scale IT systems in the EU's freedom, security and justice domain.
Mr Tagliaretti has more than 20 years of experience working in European Institutions and International Organisations. From 2011, until taking up the DED post at eu-LISA, Mr Tagliaretti led the Technical Centre of the Central Bank's Counterfeit Deterrence Group (CBCDG), a global association of major central banks that supports and deploys technologies that deter the use of digital equipment to counterfeit currencies. During this period, he was responsible for the ICT strategy of the CBCDG and coordinated a number of large-scale projects including establishing secure global databases and initiatives to build and reinforce synergies between central banks and law enforcement agencies. Prior to that, Mr Tagliaretti worked as a Senior Expert at the European Central Bank, involved in a range of activities and a variety of roles. His principle focus was on setting the common quality and technical standards for banknote production.
In his new role in eu-LISA, Mr Tagliaretti will be part of the eu-LISA´s top management decision-making to advance the Agency further in its enlarged role supporting the Member States.
"In this critical time, more than ever, European cooperation is the key for addressing the challenges of our interconnected society. In this respect, the work of eu-LISA is essential for guaranteeing the functioning of the Schengen area and for the protection of our external borders. I look forward to working closely with the dedicated and professional staff of the Agency in building a safer Europe"
Mr Tagliaretti holds an Engineering Degree from the Polytechnic of Milan, a Master´s Degree from the School of Management of the Polytechnic of Milan (MIP) and an MBA from Oxford Brookes University. He has also completed the Advanced Leadership and Management Programme (OALMP) at Saïd Business School, Oxford University and the Program of Negotiation (PON) at Harvard.
The European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) was established in 2011 in order to provide a long-term solution for the EU internal security and to support the implementation of asylum, migration and border management policies. Since then, eu-LISA has run Eurodac, SIS and VIS and has been providing Member State authorities with the expert training needed to help them with the constant exchange of information across Europe. Thanks to the trust eu-LISA has fostered over the years, we are now developing EES, ETIAS and ECRIS-TCN and ensuring interoperability between all six IT-systems, in order to take EU internal security and border management to the next level.
The headquarters of eu-LISA is in Tallinn, Estonia, whilst its operational centre is in Strasbourg, France. There is also a technical business continuity site based in Sankt Johann im Pongau, Austria and a Liaison Office in Brussels, Belgium.