Florian Semani

Florian Semani (born 2 July 1981) is an Albanian economist and public official. From March 2025 to July 2025, he has served as the Deputy Minister of Finance of Albania.[1][2]

Florian Semani
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
March 2025 – July 2025
MinisterPetrit Malaj
Personal details
Born2 July 1981 (aged 44)
Lezhë, Albania
NationalityAlbanian
EducationSimon Fraser University
New York University
OccupationEconomist, lecturer

Education

Semani studied economics and mathematics at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, with a full scholarship. He later earned a PhD in economics from New York University, where he focused on macroeconomics and financial economics. During his time there, he studied under Nobel Prize-winning economist Thomas J. Sargent.[3][4]

Career

Before becoming Deputy Minister, Semani worked as a senior economist at the United States Department of the Treasury from August 2024 to February 2025. His work involved corporate audits and tax investigations related to the Internal Revenue Service, including cases at the United States Tax Court.

Earlier, he was a manager at Andersen Tax USA, where he worked on international tax planning and transfer pricing. He also taught as an adjunct lecturer at New York University, offering courses such as International Economics, Macroeconomics, Industrial Organization, and Applied Game Theory.

Florian Semani Media

References

  1. "Emërohet zëvendësministri i ri i Financave" [New Deputy Minister of Finance Appointed]. financa.gov.al (in shqip). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  2. "Changes in Government: Two Deputy Ministers Appointed in the Ministry of Finance". Politiko.al. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  3. "Students - Ricardo Lagos". sites.google.com. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  4. "Meeting Notes, March 23, 2010" (PDF). Retrieved 10 July 2025.