Head of Unit European Relations at the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage, Cultural Activities and Tourism. Seconded expert to the Council of Europe as coordinator of the European Heritage Network (2012-2013) and Bellevue Fellow in the Federal Republic of Germany (2011). Multiannual experience in the coordination and management of European projects in the field of cultural heritage, particularly in relation to digitisation and research infrastructures. Background in Classical Antiquities, and as manuscript curator and librarian.