Alberto Rizzi is a policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, based in the Rome office.
Rizzi works mainly in geoeconomics, with his research interests focusing on European economic policies, international trade, and the geopolitics of energy and infrastructure. He also covers the European Union’s economic engagement with developing countries and connectivity initiatives. Before joining ECFR, he was a research assistant at ISPI Centre on Business Scenarios.
He holds a BA in international and European studies from the University of Milan and an MA in international politics and regional dynamics from the same institution. He later completed an advanced master’s in EU economic governance at the Institute for European Studies of the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Rizzi is also a frequent commentator on international affairs for several Italian and international media outlets.
