Economist and senior public-sector professional with more than 25 years of experience in entrepreneurship promotion, SME policy design and local economic development, with a strong focus on international cooperation contexts.
Extensive experience in designing, implementing and evaluating programmes supporting self-employment and income-generating activities, particularly targeting entrepreneurs and SMEs at local and regional level to foster inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
Proven experience in strengthening innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems, promoting collaboration among public institutions, private sector actors and knowledge centres. Hands-on experience in coordinating a startup incubator to support innovative entrepreneurship with local impact, facilitating access to mentoring, networks and tailored support services for early-stage ventures.
Specialised in capacity-building for public institutions, entrepreneurship training, programme monitoring and policy learning, with solid experience in EU-funded projects and international peer-learning missions.
Strong background in qualitative analysis, programme evaluation and stakeholder engagement, including training for public-sector staff and support to the development of inclusive and resilient entrepreneurship ecosystems.
Key Expertise:
- Entrepreneurship promotion and income-generating activities
- SME development and inclusive business support policies
- Innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem strengthening
- Business incubation and support to early-stage ventures
- Evaluation and improvement of entrepreneurship support programmes
- Local economic development and employment promotion
- Capacity-building and institutional strengthening
- Programme monitoring, evaluation and qualitative policy analysis
- EU-funded project design and management
- Gender mainstreaming and inclusive approaches in entrepreneurship policies
