Paola Tessari
Position
Senior fellow
Biography
Paola Tessari is senior fellow in the “Defence, security and space” programme at IAI, where she leads EU-projects on civil security and civil defence, with a focus on CBRN threats (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) and critical infrastructures’ protection. Graduated in 2013 from the School of International Studies in Trento, she served as Advisor to the Italian National Authority for the Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (2016-2018). In 2024 she worked for the Delegation of the Italian G7 Presidency as consultant on arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation.
