Marco Rizzi

Marco Rizzi, born on 30 November 2000, is currently Junior Project Officer at the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, in the Directorate General of Human Rights and the Rule of Law, where he manages projects related to the promotion of sports policies and conventions, international cooperation and respect for human rights in sports. He holds a Master's degree in European Affairs from the University of Lund, Sweden and a Bachelor's degree in International Relations and Global Affairs from the Catholic University of Milan, graduating with top marks.

Previously, he worked at the Delegation of the European Union to the Council of Europe (EEAS), dealing with policy analysis, institutional communication and multilateral relations, and at the Council of Europe's Platform for Security of Journalists, handling alerts and interactions between the Secretariat and Member States.

Active in university associations, he has held leadership roles in Lund and Milan, including Chief Recruiter and Head of Lecture at UPF Lund. Since 2022, he has worked with Mondo Internazionale as a researcher, and since March 2025 he serves as Head Researcher of the Culture and Society section. He is fluent in Italian, English, French and Spanish.