OPERA RESEARCH - Key Persons

Alexandru Marchis

Job Titles:
  • Permanent Staff Member
  • Political Advisor

Beatrice La Porta

Job Titles:
  • Permanent Staff Member
  • Legal Advisor

Dr. Nicoleta Suciu

Job Titles:
  • Project Staff Member
  • Environmental Engineer, Title
  • Project Scientist
Dr. Nicoleta Suciu is an environmental engineer, title obtained in 2007 from Transilvania University of Brasov (Romania) and her expertise includes analytical chemistry techniques and modelling of chemicals fate in the environment and humans. Since 2017, Dr. Nicoleta Alina Suciu is researcher at the Department for Sustainable food process of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Piacenza, Italy). She obtained the PhD title in 2010 in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Ecology of Pesticides from the Faculty of Agriculture of Universitá degli Studi di Milano, Italy. For one year (2010) she joined the Plant Protection Products and them Residues Unit of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), in Parma (Italy). Currently, her research is mainly focused on the fate of pesticides in the environment and water management in agriculture. She has participated in numerous national and international conferences and workshops. She has collaborated in the organization of several national and international scientific meetings. She is the author and co-author of 29 articles and 8 book chapters indexed by SCOPUS and three books.

Elisa Frasnetti

Job Titles:
  • Project Staff Member
  • Scientific Officer

Ettore Capri

Job Titles:
  • Permanent Staff Member
  • Scientific Director

Gloria Luzzani

Job Titles:
  • Project Staff Member
  • Project Scientist

Maura Calliera

Job Titles:
  • Permanent Staff Member
  • Senior Scientist

Niccolò Rizzati

Job Titles:
  • Project Staff Member
  • Scientific Officer

Romano De Vivo

Job Titles:
  • Permanent Staff Member
  • Food Advisor
Romano De Vivo is a dedicated and resourceful leader with global experience in sustainable development, integrating sustainability into corporate strategies, leveraging communication, mobilizing stakeholders, protecting reputation, and advocating pragmatic policy options and solutions. He builds strong network relationships with communities of colleagues, customers, investors, governments, international organizations, NGOs and the media. He is an engaging storyteller, experienced in providing communications and advocacy in a variety of cultural environments. Thanks to his multifaceted background, he anticipates risks and opportunities and effectively accompanies projects and teams through changes and challenges to ensure exceptional results. Romano De Vivo holds a doctorate from the University of Salerno, an MBA from the STOA' School of Management in Ercolano and an Executive Master of Public Policy from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. During his career, he has directed the departments of sustainability, public policy, administration, government relations and communication in leading multinational companies in the ingredients, agri-food and health sectors. He lives in Basel, Switzerland.