At the time of the MedECC report, Francesca Lenzi was an Associate Researcher at the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI). She holds a Master’s degree in International Security Studies from the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (Pisa) and the University of Trento.

Her research has focused on environmental and climate security, with particular attention to the nexus between natural resources, conflict dynamics, and emerging strategic domains.

She currently works as a Business Developer in the space sector.