Francesco Mancini

Francesco Mancini is a scholar and practitioner of international affairs with extensive experience in global governance, conflict analysis and multilateral diplomacy. He serves as Vice Dean for Executive Education and Associate Professor in Practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, and as Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He regularly lectures at universities, advises governments and appears in international media as a commentator on global peace and security issues.

Francesco is also a Non‑resident Senior Adviser at the International Peace Institute, where he previously served as Senior Director of Research. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Academic Council on the United Nations System, contributes to the Research Committee of the Institute for Economics and Peace, and is affiliated with research institutions including the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore and the Peace Informatics Lab at Leiden University.
Before joining the Lee Kuan Yew School, Francesco held senior research roles at the International Peace Institute, where he led major programmes on crisis response, mediation, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding. His work has included field engagements in the Middle East, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Jamaica and Cyprus.

Francesco has published widely on peace and security, including co‑edited volumes on peacekeeping management and the nexus between security and development. He has also produced policy reports, academic articles and multimedia projects presented at high‑level international forums.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Bocconi University and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.