
About
Giovanna Melandri, a U.S. and Italian citizen, economist and cultural manager is an expert in ESG finance, sustainability and international relations. She is Chair and founder of Human Foundation, a research institution which promotes impact economy and finance together with social, cultural and environmental innovation. She is also founder and Global ambassador to the GSG (Global Steering Group for Impact Investment). She represented Italy in the G8 Task Force on Impact Investment (2013-2014). From 2012 to 2022, she chaired the Italian National Museum for contemporary arts (MAXXI) which she had promoted as Minister of Culture.
Member of the Italian Parliament from 1994 to 2012, she served as Minister of Culture and Sports (1998-2001) and as Minister of Youth Policy and Sports (2006-2008). She founded Madre Provetta, a research group on artificial reproduction and women’s rights, and co-founded Emily in Italy, to empower women in institutions and business. She began her career as an economist with research responsibilities in Montedison (1986-1987). Then she was the international officer of Legambiente, and also chaired its scientific committee (1988-1994). In this capacity, she participated to the Bergen Conference on Sustainable Development in 1990 and followed the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) proceedings.
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