Francesco joined Transparency International EU in February 2026 as a Policy Trainee and is now a Policy Associate in the Political Integrity team. Before joining Transparency International EU, he was a Trainee in Audit in Chamber 1 (Climate and Energy) of the European Court of Auditors, at Consultancy Fleishman Hillard EU in the Environment and Chemicals Team, and worked for Italian NGO Legambiente on Environmental Rule of Law. Francesco holds a an LLM in Law from LUISS University in Rome, as well as an MA in European Political and Governance Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges.