Jacopo Spezia Depretto

European Programmes Consultant

Areas of work: Interreg, I3, proposal development, resource mobilisation, project support, EU policy

Office: Barcelona

Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Catalan, German, Arabic, Italian

Education: MA in Comparative & Middle East Politics and Society from the University of Tübingen/American University in Cairo, BA in International Relations and Political Science from the University of Trento

Previous work experience:
Project Development Officer at Acted Tajikistan (2022-2023)
– Institutional Engagement Coordinator at International Institute of Humanitarian Law (2021-2022)
Blue Book Trainee at European Commission (2020-2021)
– Climate Politics Intern at Greenpeace International (2019-2020)

At the weekend: I’m hiking in the mountains and swimming in the sea.

An idea that powers me: Innovation for the greater good: connecting taxpayer money to transformative solutions.