Timo Summa is director of the Enterprise Directorate-General at the European Commission, after having served as director of the European Commission’s Enlargement Directorate-General in various areas of specialization since 1995. Previously, he served the president and CEO of Tampella Corporation (1991-95) and Interpolator Oy (1987-91); as chief economist and director of the Federation of Finnish Metal, Engineering & Electrotechnical Industries (1978-80; 1980-87); as researcher and Head of Industrial Economics Division of the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (1971-73; 1974-78); and as a researcher with the Finnish National Fund for Research and Development (1971).

Mr. Summa holds a M.Sc. (1972) and Ph.D. (1986) in Economics from the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration and completed doctoral studies at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (1976-77).