John Berrigan
Director-General, European Commission, DG FISMA
John Berrigan is the Director-General of the Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA) of the European Commission.
DG FISMA is responsible for EU-level policy-making and legislative initiatives with respect to the financial sector, including Banking Union, Capital Markets Union, sustainable finance, digital finance, anti-money laundering and sanctions. In this context, John represents the European Commission on the Economic and Financial Committee and the Financial Services Committee, which report to EU Finance Ministers. He also represents the Commission on the Financial Stability Board, which reports to G20 Finance Ministers. He attends the European Systemic Risk Board and is a permanent observer on the Single Resolution Board.
John has a master’s degree in economics from University College Dublin. He is married with two children.
All work
Event
09 June 2025
Savings and Investment Union and closing the investment gap – Slovak and European perspective
Bruegel’s 20th anniversary event in Bratislava, jointly organised with the Ministry of Finance and the National Bank of Slovakia
Annual meetings
04 September 2024
Bruegel Annual Meetings | 4-5 September 2024
This year's Annual Meetings centered around the launch of the Bruegel Memos to the European Union leadership 2024-2029
Annual meetings
06 September 2023
Bruegel Annual Meetings, 6-7 September 2023
A symphony in progress: shaping a new agenda for Europe
Event
31 March 2023
Corporate disclosure of sustainability risks: reconciling international and EU approaches
With parallel standards being developed in Europe and internationally, how can these approaches to sustainability reporting work together?
Event
02 December 2020
The forthcoming reform of EU Anti-Money Laundering Policy
At this closed-door event John Berrigan discussed how to create an strategy for countering money-laundering.
Event
31 October 2019
The convergence in EU rules for insolvency and enforcement
Progress with the convergence of national insolvency rules is essential for achieving financial integration in the euro area. How much progress has th
Event
03 February 2017
Tackling Europe’s non-performing loans crisis: restructuring debt, reviving growth
How can we connect the different initiatives for NPL resolution and identify an agenda that is shared between EU, national authorities and the private
Event
03 November 2015
Economic governance of the EU: Quo Vadis?
This event will address topics of central interest in current EU policy debates: fiscal and competitiveness coordination, financial union and the dive