Strategic communications and public policy US and EMEA

Global communications, creator economy and partnerships, public affairs, technology policy, and digital diplomacy, based in Washington DC. Previously at the United Nations in New York doing comms for the Italian Delegation to the UN Security Council. Background in journalism and communications. Outstanding spokesperson with an acumen for scalable strategies in large, multi-stakeholder structures, with a focus on Italy, EMEA, and the US. Passionate about technology and global policy issues, including data privacy and security, disinformation, tech for good and social impact, and the creator economy. I'm a social media creator, currently experimenting with TikTok, Instagram, Youtube Shorts, and Substack. Check out @wearedigitaldiplomacy and https://wearedigitaldiplomacy.substack.com/ for more on that! Author of "Digital Diplomacy: Conversations of Innovation in Foreign Policy"​ (Rowman & Littlefield, January 2015) and "Twitter for Diplomats" (DiploFoundation, 2013). My research on TikTok and "TikTok for Good" was the basis of the chapter on TikTok and the geopolitics of algorithms I co-authored for the the “Oxford Handbook on Digital Diplomacy” (Oxford University Press, 2024). As a public speaker, I often participate in international conferences with a focus on social media, technology, and innovation, including TEDxStockholm, DigitalBeltway by Mashable, and Berlin's International Conference on Political Communications. Recent speaking gigs: Digital Marketing World Forum Global; Social Media Strategies Summit for Government, and more. I work with comms and politics students a lot and have lectured at: USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism - Los Angeles, US; School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University - Washington DC, US; School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University - Washington DC, US; AU School of Communications and AU School of International Service - Washington DC, US; Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University - Cambridge, US; Oxford University - Oxford, UK; Middlesex University - London, UK; Quadriga University - Berlin, Germany; Ukraine Diplomatic Academy - Kyiv, Ukraine; University of Pavia - Pavia, Italy; IULM University, Milan, Italy.