+10 years of experience in public policy and EU funding working in NGOs, private companies and in EU Institutions (the European Commission and the EU agencies EUAA, EUSPA and EFSA). Academic background in Political science/International Relations (Oriental studies University of Naples - Italy) and Management (VUB - Solvay Business School - Brussels). I have worked on several EU funding programmes as a beneficiary of grants (FP7, Horizon 2020, Creative Europe, Interreg, Erasmus+ and ENPI) and as a contractor implementing Framework contracts for EU Institutions (DG REGIO). During my experience at the EC and at EUSPA I worked on the implementation of grants and procurement of the EU space programmes Galileo and Copernicus. At EFSA I work on procurement and grants. I own the Price2 certification "Foundation in Project Management" and the Level 2 and Level 3 certifications of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply in Procurement and Supply Operation and in Public Procurement. Field of expertise: Research and Innovation policies, EU space programmes, public procurement, grants and contracts management, entrepreneurship, education and project management.
Listed skills include European Union, Project Management, Public Policy, Business Strategy, and 19 others.