Director of Research

Paola Belingheri grew up in an international environment. She holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Bologna, where she also received a scholarship through the university’s Honours Programme. Previously, she worked in various roles, including supporting technology transfer from space at the European Space Incubator in Noordwijk, participating in project management for the Automated Transfer Vehicle Jules Verne Mission ground segment and operations in Toulouse, and contributing to the Financial Reform of ESA.

She is currently based in Rome, where she is a PhD Candidate in Management at LUISS Guido Carli University.

Since 2010, she has been a member of Women In Aerospace Europe (WIA-Europe) and co-founded the WIA-Europe Regional Network Rome, where she serves as part of the management team.

Current position: PhD Candidate Management, LUISS Guido Carli, Rome.