Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [tom'ma?zo 'pa?doa 'skj?ppa]; 23 July 1940 – 18 December 2010) was an Italian banker and economist who was Italy's Minister of Economy and Finances from May 2006 until May 2008.
He is considered as a founding father of the European single currency.
He is a former member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group.