Poretti, Pietro (Responsible for economic development department – Città diLugano)

Pietro heads the Economic development division of Lugano. In this capacity he supports initiatives that promote the economic growth of Lugano to benefit all its citizens and further strengthen Lugano as the leading innovation hub of Southern Switzerland. Prior to joining the administration of the City of Lugano, Pietro worked in the field of international trade and investment law for almost 15 years, serving as counsel for a Geneva-based law firm and as senior legal officer of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Pietro holds a PhD from the University of Bern, and a MAS in oil and gas from the Graduate Institute (Geneva) and IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) (Paris). He studied law in Switzerland and Germany and was a fellow of the Institute of International Economic Law (Georgetown University, Washington D.C.).