Since December 2025, Valentina Bracaglia has served as Chief Financial Officer of Acea.
She joined the Group in July 2023 as Head of Group Planning & Control and, in December 2024, was appointed Deputy Chief Financial Officer, supporting the evolution of the planning and control processes.
Within the Acea Group, she also serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of Acque S.p.A., Aquaser S.p.A. and Acea ATO2 S.p.A., contributing to the strengthening of corporate governance and to the financial oversight of these companies.
Between 2016 and 2023, she gained solid experience at Autostrade per l’Italia, where she held several senior roles within the Planning & Control function. In particular, she was Head of Traffic and Subsidiaries Planning & Control, with responsibilities that also included M&A activities. In this role, she led traffic flow forecasting and oversaw the monitoring of the company’s regulated financial plan, supporting strategic decision-making. During this period, she also served as a Board Member in several Group companies.
Alongside her managerial career, she has developed a strong academic background. From 2012 to 2016, she carried out teaching and research activities at Sapienza University of Rome in the fields of Industrial Economics and Operations Research. During this time, she spent visiting periods at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of British Columbia. She is the author of six scientific papers published in leading international journals, including Transportation Research Part A and B, The Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, and Economics of Transportation.
In 2016, she obtained a PhD in Operations Research from Sapienza University of Rome, with a thesis dedicated to Strategic Behaviour of Multiproduct Airports and Air–Rail Intermodality.
She graduated with honours in Management Engineering from the same university.
