Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa died on 18th December 2010 in Rome. He was 70 years old. He was President of Notre Europe and Chairman of Promontory Europe. He was appointed by Greek Prime Minister Counsel for issues related to management of the economic crisis and public debt in the financial system on August 3, 2010. He was Chairman of the Trustees of the IFRS Foundation & International Financial Reporting Standards. He was Italian Minister of Economy and Finance (2006-08) and Chairman of the Ministerial Committee of the International Monetary Fund (IMFC, 2007-2008). He was a former Chairman of the Trustees of the IASC Foundation (International Accounting Standard Committee, 2005-2006). In 1998-2005 he was member of the first Executive Board of the European Central Bank. Previously he was Chairman of Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB, 1997-98), Deputy Director General of the Banca d'Italia (1984-97) and Director General for Economic and Financial Affairs at the Commission of the European Communities (1979-83). He has been Joint Secretary to the Delors Committee (1988-89), Chairman of the Banking Advisory Committee of the EC (1988-91) , Chairman of the Basle Committee on Banking Supervision (1993-97) and Chairman of the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (2000-05). He graduated from the Luigi Bocconi University and has a M.Sc. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

An international lawyer (rungs of Paris and New York), Laurent Cohen-Tanugi's practice focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions as well as international arbitration. He has written several books dealing with European affairs and transatlantic relations. He Chaired the « Europe in the Global Economy », taskforce appointed by the French Government (2007-2008) (www.euromonde2015.eu). Former associate and partner of international law firms Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. (2005-2007) and Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton (1991-2003)  ; Senior Vice-President, General Counsel, et member of the Executive Committee  of the pharmaceutical concern Sanofi-Synthélabo (2004). He is member of Notre Europe's Board of Directors.