As Head of Inclusive Climate Action (ICA), Giovanni is responsible for the ICA team’s policy development, research, advocacy and global leadership functions. Giovanni joined C40 in 2021 as Senior Manager for Climate & Migration to establish and deliver the C40-MMC Global Mayors Task Force, in partnership with the Mayors Migration Council (MMC), and other activities related to climate migration and inclusive climate action.
Prior to C40, Giovanni served as Deputy-Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Barcelona, working on the development of the city’s urban resilience strategy, with a strong focus on affordable housing, economic inclusion, migration and inclusive climate action. Before that, he served as an Urban Resilience Specialist for UN-Habitat, supporting the development and implementation of a City Resilience Profiling Tool in several regions across the globe.
Giovanni has a BA in Architecture and Planning from the Polytechnic School of Milan; he holds an MSc in Middle East Politics from the London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), and a Master in Public and Social Policy from the Pompeu Fabra/Johns Hopkins University.