After graduating in 2018 with a Bachelor in International Politics and Government at Bocconi University, Ilenia Romani completed a Master of Science in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She began her career in the non-profit sector working for two NGOs based in London and then one NGO based in Milan. In 2019, she won the Youth in Action for SDGs competition, with a project focused on Quality Education. Currently, Ilenia is Junior researcher within the program ‘Modelling Energy Transition” and Secretary General of the Italian Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (IAERE).