Massimiliano Dragoni Personal Information EDUCATION ...

Massimiliano DragoniPersonal InformationNationality: ItalianPlace of Birth: Milan, ItalyEDUCATIONEuropean Security and Defense College (ESDC)European Council, BrusselsThe course prepared participants to understand the intergovernmental character of ESDPand its operational structure with a view to facilitate cooperation across Member Statesand European InstitutionINSEADFontainebleau, FranceAchieving Outstanding Performance Executive Programme. The course addressed changemanagement techniques - i.e. Fair process approach - and the Balanced Score Card (BSC)through theory and case studies.INSTITUTO DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE LA EMPRESABarcelona, SpainMaster in Business Administration and Economics (MBA). Recipient of a scholarshipfrom the Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry. Specialization in organization and financialmanagement.NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYChicago, USADiploma in Political Science and Economics. Final thesis on economic developmentpolicy.LUDWIG MAXIMILIAN UNIVERSITÄT - G. Scholl InstitutMunich, GermanyExchange year in Germany for specialization on European economic policy, i.e.Regional Development policy and Eastern European state economic planning.2012 - To datePROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEEUROPEAN COMMISSIONJoint research Centre – Head QuartersBrussels, BelgiumSupport to Innovation Union and International AffairsSenior Policy Officer in charge of JRC support to Innovation Union and InternationalAffairs2007 - 2012Secretariat GeneralBrussels, BelgiumDirectorate for Better RegulationActivity Based Management; financial and administrative planningSenior Policy Coordinator. Implementation of the think tank for modernisation andsimplification of the Commission; coordination of budgetary and organisational issuesaiming at improving Commission's effectiveness and efficiency. Desk officer forresearch family DGs and Executive Agencies. Secretary of the Group of Directors ofResources (GDR). Political intelligence Desk officer for Italy contributing to thepreparation of President's briefings.

EUROPEAN COMMISSIONJoint Research Centre (JRC)2003 - 2007 Ispra, ItalyDirectorate for Programme and Resource ManagementCorporate Planning, Monitoring and Internal Control Unit.Deputy Head of Unit (14 officials). Coordination of planning including ABM at JRC.Responsible for AMP, AAR, Corporate Monthly Reporting, Key PerformanceIndicators, DG Tableau de Bord, Risk Management and Audit Follow up. Member ofCommission ABM/SPP network (SG) and Internal Control Coordinator network (DGBUDG). Responsible for the implementation of scientific cooperation agreement withRegione Lombardia and Land Baden Würtenberg.EuropeAid Cooperation Office (AIDCO)Brussels, BelgiumInnovation and Quality Support UnitOfficer in charge of the conception and roll out of 'Private Sector development' and 2001- 2003 'Information and Communication Technology' policy implementation forEuropeAid and EU delegations.Directorate Asia, Economic CooperationProgramme Manager of the Asia-ITC Programme: 12 officials located in Brussels (6)and Bangkok (6). The programme was steered in association with Directorate GeneralInformation Society (INFSO) and External Relations (RELEX). Desk officer of ASEMTrust Fund for the restructuring of the financial sector in Asia (together with WorldBank) and desk officer for Telecommunications for China project (in association withDG INFSO).EUROPEAN COMMISSIONDG Research and Technological Development (RTD)Brussels, BelgiumDirectorate Competitive and Sustainable Growth - Innovative Products,Processes and Organisations1995 -2001 Programme manager in the Growth Programme. Area coordinator for research projectsin'Knowledge Based Industrial Organizations' and 'Networked Industrial Processes sectors.Tasks included the preparation and management of open calls for proposals, includingCRAFT and Exploratory Awards, as well as the preparation of the yearly workgrammeand future activities, namely the Sixth Framework Programme.Non Nuclear Energy - Strategy UnitOfficer responsible for the technological and macro-economic assessment, including thedevelopment of working guidelines based on performance indicators. Desk officer forthe innovation cell, as well as the liaison with DG Enterprise, notably for thedevelopment of a common set of indicators for the evaluation of RTD programmes.Assistant to the Director for total quality management (TQM) implementation andmonitoring of the JOULE programme.

1991 - 19951988 - 19911992 - 1995Spring 1998EUROPEAN COMMISSIONDG XIIIInnovation ProgrammeLuxembourgOfficer responsible the valorisation of the Information Society Technologies (IST)results; the management of the European Investment Forum (Venture Capital); thedevelopment of pilot projects on Article 10 - Regional Innovation and TechnologyTransfer Strategies with the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF); themanagement of VALUE Awards scheme with DG Enterprise; and the preparation of thepolicy on Innovation (green paper).ERNST AND YOUNGMilan, ItalySenior Consultant in the areas of project management. In particular, worked on the ITand streamline solutions for industrial SMEs in view of their modernization andreorganisation.ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIESBocconi University - CIRI InstituteMilan, ItalyLecturer in the strategic management Course: emphasis on case studies method forproject management.Italian Ministry of Community AffairsRome , ItalyMission to the Department of Community Affairs in Rome. Worked as expert ontechnology policy in a team of Commission and national officials. The tasks includedanalysis of the national plan for innovation, regional development and economic growthand its compliance with the Commission Agenda 2000 guidelines. Tasks includedfrequent contacts with other Italian Ministries and the Commission Services.Italian Ministry of DefenceCEMISS - Military Institute for Strategic StudiesRome, ItalyWorked on the preparation and roll out of the Italian Observatory for National Security,with particular attention to Security technology. Entitled to the NATO security level.Summer 2008LANGUAGESItalian: Fluent English: Fluent Spanish: FluentFrench: Very GoodGerman: GoodPortuguese: Passive