Mario Draghi (3 September 1947) is an Italian banker and economist who succeeded Jean-Claude Trichet as President of the European Central Bank on 1 November 2011. He was previously the governor of the Bank of Italy from January 2006 until October 2011.

In January 2012, he was photographed in Rome driving without a seatbelt and talking on the phone without a headset, but he was praised for using an utilitarian instead of a luxury car, showing empathy according to the climate of austerity of nowadays.