Riccardo holds a MA degree in International Relations and as well as a professional certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation and he has been managing development projects and programmes for almost ten years.
Prior to joining EMI Implementation Unit in early October 2022, Riccardo had worked for more than two years as project manager for the EU-funded project CT MORSE and for more than seven years as project manager for an international consulting firm mainly implementing technical assistance projects in Sub-Saharan Africa as well as two Brussels-based Programme Management Units (PMU) funded by the EU at the request of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS).
Riccardo is fluent in French, English and has working knowledge of Spanish.