Carmela Lopez

Carmela Lopez is former intern at IFAD, in the Change, Delivery and Innovation Unit. She holds a master’s degree in International Politics and Markets from the University of Bologna. During her master’s, she was awarded a scholarship to study abroad at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she also focused on technology and public policy; and was awarded a grant to complete her thesis in Brussels. During her master’s she did two internships: one in a startup incubator in Italy and the other at the Permanent Representation of Italy to the European Union, focusing on digital and innovation policy.

After finishing her master’s, she started working as a trainee in the Economic Section of the European Union Delegation to the United Nations in Geneva, where she dealt with a wide-ranging policy portfolio, including digital affairs, climate and energy.

She is passionate about how innovation can help solve global challenges.