Ivano di Carlo is a Policy Analyst in the Europe in the World Programme at the European Policy Centre. Before joining the EPC, he worked at NATO for the Defence Investment Division and the Executive Management. Prior to that, he gained experience working at the European Investment Bank, as a Research Assistant at the University of Warwick, as a Government Affairs and Corporate Communications Trainee at Boeing, and as a Research Intern at the ASEAN Centre in Moscow. His primary research interests include global economic governance, security and defence, and the Asia-Pacific region, with a particular focus on ASEAN.

He holds an MA in International Political Economy from the University of Warwick, as well as a Double Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Political Analysis from the Higher School of Economics in Moscow and International Politics and Markets from the University of Bologna Forlì Campus, where he obtained a BA in International and Diplomatic Affairs.