Mario has consolidated several years of experience in the management and coordination of international development cooperation and research projects across Europe, the Middle East and Mediterranean area. He obtained a Master in Local and International Development (MILD) and holds a degree in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Naples Federico II. Mario lived for many years in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan where he has been committed to designing and executing actions in the fields of capacity building, enhancement of the formal educational process, technical assistance and support to private sector and MSMEs, rural development, energy, environment and sustainable constructions and support to civil society organizations within initiatives promoted by UN Agencies, EU and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mario has also developed a fruitful experience as an international consultant and business analyst regarding the promotion of foreign investments in Egypt and the commercial relations between Italy and the Middle East assisting SMEs, industrial associations, NGOs, chambers of commerce, fair organizers and public institutions in their international operations. He has also served as a trainer and professor at the Don Bosco Technical Institute in Cairo and at the Al Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt. He jojned R2M 10 years ago as financial manager for the entire EU project portfolio and director of human resources.
Mario is R2M deputy manager of the innovation division and financial manager for R2M EU project portfolio. He is also serving as director of human resources and leads the innovation consulting team providing assistance to organizations in their EU operations, in accessing to funding and in developing project proposals. Mario is involved in business analysis and modelling within the EU research projects W2W, Rare2, NESOI, SPHERE, MINISTOR, INNOQUA, PVSITES, Nature4Cities and Built2Spec.
