Giovanni Pitruzzella was appointed President of the Italian Competition Authority on November 29, 2011. Before his appointment, he was an administrative law lawyer. He has been full professor of Constitutional Law since 1994 and, from 1986 to 1993, he was associate professor of Institutes of Public Law.

Previously he chaired several Governmental Commissions and the Independent Authority regulating strikes in essential public services. He has been legal consultant of parliamentary bodies, ministers and regional governments.

In 2013, he was appointed by the President of the Republic as an expert advising the Parliament on economic and institutional reforms and was later asked expert advice on constitutional reforms.

He published six monographs, edited several books and co-authored a textbook on Constitutional Law now in its 17th edition. He regularly publishes in law journals.