LFIT Team

Fulvio Menghini, Director, is a Parliamentary Assistant in the House of Commons. He graduated from the London School of Economics and holds a BSc from Luiss Guido Carli. He has worked in news, events and politics in Southern Europe, the US and the UK. Alongside his political activity he brings an extensive experience gained in over 3 years of civil rights advocacy back in Italy.

Marco Zappalorto, Treasurer, works for the European Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry) within the London Chamber of Commerce where he provides support and advice to small and medium-sized enterprises on EU issues. Marco graduated from the London School of Economics in European Political Economy (MSc). With a background in Economics and International Trade, he specialised in the political economy of post-Communist countries.

Giovanni Faleg, Head of Research and European Affairs, is Ph.D. student at the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research focuses on the lessons learned from EU’s operational experience in crisis management and their impact on the reform process of the European Security and Defence Policy. Giovanni graduated from the University of Strasbourg (2008) and studied one year at the Johns Hopkins University in Bologna as the Carlo Maria Santoro Fellow, conducting research on transatlantic relations and American foreign policy.

Vincenzo Ianniello, Membership Officer, a lawyer specialised in Civil Law with over 10 years experience in civil rights advocacy both in the UK and Italy. Vincenzo currently works full time for Labour Friends of Italy. He has an extensive background in management and fundraising for NGOs including the Permanent Secretariat of Nobel Prize Laureates.

Natasha Valentina Sachs, International Relations Officer, graduated from the Johns Hopkins University in Bologna and worked for the American Embassy in Rome before studying political communication at the LSE and joining the NBC London Bureau. Italian-American Natasha brings her experience in International Relations to this vision for developing inter-party dialogue.