Born in Rome on July 16, 1969, Giuseppina Di Foggia graduated in Electronic Engineering from the University of Rome La Sapienza and qualified as a professional engineer. She obtained a master's degree in Professional Program Management from the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey (United States) and attended specialization courses in General Management at SDA Bocconi in Milan and Luiss Business School in Rome, of which she has also been a member of the Board of Directors since 2022. After serving as CEO and Vice President of Nokia Italia for three years, from May 2023 to May 2026 she was CEO and General Manager of Terna (from July 30, 2024, she was also appointed Honorary President of the Terna Foundation). Since May 2026, she has been Chairman of Eni.

Engaged for over thirty years in research and development, project management, and operational and strategic management at national and international levels, she has held numerous managerial positions. Before joining Nokia in 2016, she began her professional career collaborating on research and development projects funded by the European Union for the planning and implementation of the third generation mobile network (3G), and then joined Lucent Technologies Bell Labs Innovations (from 2006 Alcatel-Lucent) in 1998.

Currently, Giuseppina Di Foggia is a member of the Board of Directors of Assolombarda, a member of the Advisory Board of Sole 24 ORE Formazione, and a member of the Advisory Board of B7 Italy 2024. Previously, she was the Chair of the Board of Directors of GPI S.p.A., as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Cefriel, a research, innovation, and training center of the Politecnico di Milano. She has also been on the board of the Executive MBA of LUMSA University. From 2020 to 2022, she actively participated in B20 Italy as a member of the Advisory Board, while from 2021 to 2023 she was also a member of the Advisory Board for Foreign Investors of Confindustria and a member of the General Council of Anitec-Assinform. From June to December 2023, she held the position of Vice President of GO15, the global association of so-called Very Large Power Grid Operators for electricity transmission.

In 2021, Giuseppina Di Foggia was attributed the title of Cavaliere del Lavoro (Knight of Labor) of the Italian Republic for her commitment in the field of "Information and Communication Technologies" and, in the same year, she was selected by Forbes Italia magazine among the 100 female personalities united by leadership and creativity who distinguished themselves for commitment, tenacity, and competence. Awarded by Forbes at the CEO Italian Awards 2021 as the best CEO of the year in the TLC category, in 2022 she received the Margutta Award, a symbol of creativity and intellectual fertility for the entrepreneurship section. Throughout her career, she has always shown great interest in issues related to young people and the world of work, initiating and supporting various projects aimed at developing digital skills and bringing students closer to STEM subjects. She is married and has two children.

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Eni, initially an acronym for National Hydrocarbons Authority, is the largest oil and gas company in Italy. It was founded in 1953 as a public entity during the presidency of Enrico Mattei, with the aim of rebuilding the Italian economy after World War II. Mattei led Eni in developing relationships with oil-producing countries in the Middle East and Africa, securing energy supplies for Italy.  

In 1962, Eni was converted into a joint-stock company, although still under public control. In the 1990s, under the leadership of CEO Franco Bernabè, Eni was fully privatized. Today, Eni is an integrated company active across the entire energy value chain, from exploration to refining, distribution, and sales. Eni operates in various countries including Congo, Egypt, Angola, Algeria, and Libya.  

In addition to traditional hydrocarbon activities, Eni is investing in renewable energies such as wind, solar, and biomass to support the energy transition. Its iconic six-legged logo represents the company's main business areas.