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Sergio Arzeni is of Italian nationality. He is the Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Head of the LEED Programme. Before joining the OECD in 1983, he held posts at the European Commission in Brussels and the Italian Parliament in Rome. He has also worked for the Italian Trade Unions (CISL) and for leading Italian newspapers and magazines as economic journalist.
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Sylvain Giguère, is the Deputy Head of the LEED Programme. From Canada, Sylvain joined the OECD in 1995 and developed a new field of work on local governance, addressing the issues of decentralisation, partnership and policy co-ordination. He also directs research activities on employment and skills, co-ordinates the programme of work of LEED and is responsible for the meetings of the Directing Committee. Sylvain is the manager of the LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance.
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- Stefano Barbieri is Italian. He is the Acting Head of the OECD LEED Trento Centre for Local Development based in Italy. He is also responsible for the Centre’s activities related to evaluation of local development policies. Before joining the LEED Programme in 2007, Stefano worked at the Institute for Industrial Promotion, at the Italian Ministry of the Economy and at the OECD (1996 – 2001) on territorial development and social cohesion. His background includes the direction of two large-scale EC Institution and Capacity Building programmes in Hungary and in the Czech Republic within the framework of EU enlargement and research activities for the Italian National Research Council and for other academic institutions.
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Debbie Binks is British and joined the LEED Programme in March 2004. Before joining the LEED team she worked in another Directorate for 9 years working on various transition economy activities. She is currently the Administrative Officer responsible for all staffing and financial matters. Before joining the OECD in 1995 Debbie worked as a Legal Executive specialising in company and commercial law and worked in various law firms in London, Sheffield and Doncaster.
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- Tina Bielawska is Polish and joined the LEED programme in 2005. She works at the OECD LEED Trento Centre for Local Development in Trento as a research assistant. She contributes to different projects on social inclusion, labour market policies and regional economic development. She is also responsible for the OECD Trento Centre’s website. She holds a master’s degree in Political Sciences (Sciences Po Paris) and a master’s in Economics (SGH Poland).
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- Elisa Campestrin is Italian and joined the OECD LEED Trento Centre for Local Development in Trento in 2005 as a research assistant. She assists in the design and implementation of activities on partnerships and local governance within the framework of the Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance. She holds a degree in law and a post-master’s course in advanced studies in EU and transnational law from the University of Trento, Italy.
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- Roberto Chizzali is Italian and joined the OECD in 2005. He is a research assistant at the OECD LEED Trento Centre for Local Development in Trento. His work focuses on supporting Trento Centre’s activities in the field of entrepreneurship and SME development. He holds a degree in political science and a master’s degree in local development both from the University of Bologna, Italy.
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- Emma Clarence joined the OECD in 2007 and works on social inclusion and the role of the social economy at the OECD LEED Centre for Local Development in Trento, Italy. Born in Australia, prior to joining the OECD LEED Programme, Dr Clarence had worked at a number of universities in the United Kingdom, including at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland) as a lecturer in politics, as well as doing part-time consultancy work in the area of public policy.
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Lucy Clarke is of British nationality. Before joining the LEED team in 2000, she held several posts in OECD’s Executive Directorate, including publishing and marketing. She is currently Secretary to the Partners Club and its 3 Fora and is also responsible for coordinating LEED publications.
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Sheelagh Delf is of British nationality and joined the LEED team in 1993, after working for several years at UNESCO in Paris and in the private sector both in London and Paris. She works in close collaboration with the Head of the Programme’s personal assistant and assists administrators in the preparation of meetings, consultant contracts and missions. She also handles the preparation, follow-up and translation of official documents for LEED meetings.
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- Francesca Froy is of British nationality. Before joining the LEED Programme in 2005, she worked in the field of local development policy at the European level, helping to manage the IDELE project, which supports the identification, dissemination and exchange of local employment development activities across Europe. An anthropologist, she is currently focusing on local governance and employment issues, implementing LEED studies on the Local Integration of Immigrants into the Labour Market (LIILM), Local Skills Strategies (LSS) and Integrating Employment, Skills and Economic Development (IESED).
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- Nathalie Gosselin is of French nationality. Before joining the LEED team in 2004 she worked at the OECD in different directorates. She is the personal assistant to the Head of the LEED Programme and the Director of the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development.
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Andrea Hofer is of German nationality. She joined the LEED team in 2004 as administrator at the LEED Trento Centre for Local Development in Italy. She manages the activities related to local governance and partnerships in Central, East and South-East Europe and contributes to the research activities on employment and skills. Prior to joining the OECD, she undertook research and worked on projects related to decentralisation, local governance and public administration reform issues at the University of Federal Armed Forces in Munich, Germany and at the United Nations (UNDP and UNODC).
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Marco Marchese is of Italian nationality and joined the OECD in May 2007 to work on entrepreneurship policy and evaluation of local economic development approaches, including local strategies aimed at Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) attraction and SME internationalisation. Prior to joining the OECD LEED Programme, he worked at the United Nations (ILO and UNIDO) and at the Italian Prime Minister’s Office.
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Gabriela Miranda is of Mexican nationality. Before joining the LEED Programme in April 2002, she worked in Mexico with SMEs and indigenous communities. She currently works as a policy analyst and works in several analytical projects. Gabriela is responsible for LEED's work with Latin American countries and contributes to the communication strategy. She also manages the LEED website and the networking.
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Debra Mountford joined the OECD in 1997 to work on urban policy and city/metropolitan studies. She joined the LEED Programme in 2004 and is responsible for the activity on Tools for Local Development (Local Development Agency Reviews; Economic Development Strategies and Investment Strategies and Financial Tools for Local Development). She manages the OECD LEED Forum on Development Agencies and Investment Strategies (formerly the OECD LEED Forum on Cities and Regions). She previously worked as an urban planner and qualified as an urban designer in the United Kingdom.
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- Laura Nardelli is Italian and joined the OECD in 2004. She has been working at the OECD LEED Trento Centre for Local Development based in Trento since its establishment as Administrative Assistant and Assistant to the Head of the Centre. Before joining the OECD she worked for several years in the private sector, in export sales and in the public sector as a civil servant with the Autonomous Province of Trento.
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Antonella Noya is of Italian nationality. Before joining the LEED Programme in 1997, she worked as a researcher for the University of Rome and for Italian and European research centres; she was also a manager in the Italian Confederation of State-owned companies. She is currently responsible for LEED work and activities on social innovation and social cohesion at local level as well as for the activity on women's entrepreneurship. Antonella is also the manager of the LEED Forum on Social Innovations.
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Jon Potter is of British nationality and joined the OECD in 1997. Jon previously worked as a senior consultant at PA Consulting Group specialising in public policy evaluation. He is responsible for LEED work on entrepreneurship, Foreign Direct Investment and evaluation of local development policies and programmes, and manages review series on these topics. Jon is also manager of the LEED Forum on Entrepreneurship and Project Development Advisor to the OECD LEED Trento Centre.
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- Alessandra Proto is of Italian nationality. She works as a policy analyst at the OECD LEED Trento Centre for Local Development based in Italy, where she has been working since its establishment in 2004. She manages the activities related to entrepreneurship and SME development in Central, East and South-East Europe.
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Katia Travkina is of Russian nationality and joined the LEED Programme in 2002 as a consultant. She has worked with the OECD for over eight years. Katia is responsible for LEED outreach activities and liaison with the OECD LEED Trento Centre for Local Development based in Italy.
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