Gabriel Bernardino

Gabriel Bernardino
Chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
In office 1 March 2011 – present
Preceded by	Position established
Chairman of the Managing Board of the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors
In office 2009–2011
Director General of the Directorate for Development and Institutional Relations at the Instituto de Seguros de Portugal
In office 2007–2011
Personal details
Born	(1964-12-09) 9 December 1964 Bombarral, Portugal
Alma mater	Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Mathematics

Gabriel Rodrigo Ribeiro Tavares Bernardino (born 1964) is a Portuguese mathematician. He is the Chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), following his appointment in January 2011.

Biography

Bernardino took up the post of Chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority on 1 March 2011, for a first five-year term. His nomination followed a pre-selection of the European Commission and was confirmed by the European Parliament after a public hearing on 1 February 2011.

From 2009 to early 2011, he served as Chairman of the managing board of the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS), EIOPA's predecessor.

On 16 December 2015, the European Parliament reelected Bernardino for a second five-year term, which started on 1 March 2016. As Chairman of EIOPA, he is responsible for the strategic direction of the financial regulatory authority.