Alberto Bacchiega
Director of the Digital Platforms Directorate – DG Comp - European Commission
An economist by training, Alberto Bacchiega joined the European Commission's Directorate General for Competition in 2000. He has since then held a number of positions enforcing State aid and merger control in the telecoms, financial, pharmaceutical and chemical sectors. In November 2021 he became Director in 'Information, Communication and Media' of DG COMP and, since January 2023, he has been leading the directorate 'Digital Platforms' which covers also the implementation of the Digital Markets Act.