Clara Poletti

Since 2018, Clara Poletti has served as Commissioner of ARERA, the Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and Environment. In this role, she represented Italy in both the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER). From January 2019 to September 2025, she served as Chair of the ACER Board of Regulators, leading European regulatory cooperation during a crucial phase of the energy transition.

With over twenty years of experience in the regulation of the energy and environmental sectors, she has played a central role in shaping regulatory frameworks for energy, water services, and waste management at both the national and European levels. Since contributing to the establishment of the Italian Authority for Electricity and Gas in 1997, her work has been instrumental in developing modern regulatory institutions in Italy and Europe.

Between 2007 and 2011, she was Director of IEFE, the research centre on energy and environmental economics and policy at Bocconi University. She also contributed to the foundation of the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE), where she currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors.

She is a member of the Advisory Board of the Florence School of Regulation and sits on the Board of Directors of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).

In recognition of her contribution to advancing regulation in the energy transition, she was awarded the title of Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by decree of the President in 2013.

She is the author of numerous scientific publications and is widely recognised as one of the leading voices in European energy regulation.