Paola Belingheri grew up in an international environment. She has obtained a Masters degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Bologna and a Scholarship from the university Honours Program. In the past she worked in the European Space Incubator in Noordwijk, supporting technology transfer from space, in project management for the Automated Transfer Vehicle Jules Verne Mission ground segment and operations in Toulouse and on the Financial Reform of ESA.

She is currently based in Rome where is a PhD Candidate in Management at LUISS Guido Carli University.

Since 2010 she is a member of WIA and she co-founded the Rome Local group where she is part of the management team.

Current position: PhD Candidate Management, LUISS Guido Carli, Rome.